Mecca, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Mecca is a Census town of 607 people across 0.39 square miles of land, in Parke County. Median household income is $39,926, 53.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mecca
What Mecca is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,545 plus or minus 769
- County holding the largest share of its areaParke County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mecca
- Population607 plus or minus 302
- Median age23.8 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 18192 plus or minus 87
- Share under 1831.6 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Population 65 and over72 plus or minus 31
- Share 65 and over11.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Households207 plus or minus 84
- Family households151 plus or minus 79
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent plus or minus 24.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mecca
- Median household income$39,926 plus or minus $25,271
- Per capita income$18,993 plus or minus $5,720
- Civilian labor force244 plus or minus 103
- Employed224 plus or minus 104
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over286 plus or minus 97
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent plus or minus 40.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.1 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mecca
- Housing units234 plus or minus 87
- Occupied units207 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied111 plus or minus 38
- Renter occupied96 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate53.6 percent plus or minus 28.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$52,300 plus or minus $12,367
- Median gross rent, monthly$589 plus or minus $212
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Single family units176 plus or minus 85
- Share single family75.2 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more5.1 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes46 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mecca gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute203 plus or minus 100
- Commuting under 15 minutes26 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.8 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more107 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.7 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Drove alone83.1 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Carpooled10.8 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Mecca
- NFIP communityTown of Mecca
- NFIP community number180330
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/12(M)
The Town of Mecca participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180330 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Parke County, not Mecca
Parke County context, not Mecca figures
- Establishments in Parke County307
- Covered employment, Parke County3,575
- Average annual pay, Parke County$42,489
- Housing units permitted, Parke County65
Every figure in this section is published for Parke County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mecca.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mecca questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mecca, Indiana?
607, in 207 households. Mecca town covers 0.39 square miles of land, which is 1,545 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mecca in?
Parke County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mecca?
$39,926. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $52,300. Median gross rent is $589 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mecca in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mecca appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mecca, town of, community 180330, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mecca figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Parke County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mecca.
Is zoning published for Mecca?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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