Indiana · Census place 48132
Mecca town, IN
Quick answer
Mecca town has 670 residents, ranking #443 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $42,917, the median home is worth $57,000 and median gross rent runs $592 a month.
- Population
- 670Mecca town residents
- Median household income
- $42,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $57,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $592Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 27.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mecca town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mecca town median would spend about 16.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 60% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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