Mecca is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 8,219 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mecca is the 441st largest community in California.When you are in Mecca, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.32% of Mecca’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Mecca is a town of service providers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mecca who work in farm management occupations (17.25%), maintenance occupations (12.67%), and sales jobs (11.51%). Another important characteristic of Mecca is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town. Mecca is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Mecca ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.26% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Mecca in 2022 was $19,529, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,116 for a family of four. However, Mecca contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mecca is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mecca home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Mecca, accounting for 98.98% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Mecca residents report their race to be Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Mecca include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian. Mecca also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 51.08%. The most common language spoken in Mecca is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
