How many renters in Mecca, CA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Mecca, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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26.1% (±10.9 points) of renting households in Mecca, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 26.1% (±10.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 22.7% (±9.6 points)
Median share of income: 24.6% (±2.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mecca

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mecca	Riverside County	California	United States
Less than 15%	17.1% (±8.0 points)	8.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.6% (±8.0 points)	10.0%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	24.4% (±10.7 points)	12.0%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	21.7% (±9.4 points)	9.9%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.4% (±5.2 points)	10.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	22.7% (±9.6 points)	48.7%	46.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Mecca against Riverside County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mecca	Riverside County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	26.1% (±10.9 points)	59.4% (±1.1 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	22.7% (±9.6 points)	48.7% (±0.9 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.6% (±2.1 points)	34.4% (±0.4 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,232 (±$10,301)	$63,524 (±$1,392)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$916 (±$87)	$1,901 (±$17)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Mecca, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Riverside County (59.4%).

It is also lower than in California (55.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Riverside County, Mecca ranks 66 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1008 of 1,067.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Mecca

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mecca
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mecca	—	26.1% (±10.9 points)	—
Oasis	4.9 mi	25.9% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Thermal	5.1 mi	62.3% (±28.2 points)	Higher
Vista Santa Rosa	8.9 mi	65.4% (±49.8 points)	Not measurably different
Coachella	9.1 mi	53.0% (±7.5 points)	Higher
North Shore	9.8 mi	41.8% (±68.6 points)	Not measurably different
La Quinta	13 mi	55.1% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Indio	15 mi	58.0% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Bermuda Dunes	17 mi	59.1% (±16.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Thermal, CA (62.3%), Coachella, CA (53.0%), La Quinta, CA (55.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
60	North Shore	41.8% (±68.6 points)
61	Canyon Lake	40.1% (±24.6 points)
62	Home Gardens	39.5% (±12.4 points)
63	Lakeview	34.7% (±46.4 points)
64	Desert Edge	34.1% (±26.7 points)
65	El Cerrito (community)	27.3% (±23.7 points)
66	Mecca	26.1% (±10.9 points)
67	Oasis	25.9% (±7.2 points)
68	Coronita	23.2% (±43.7 points)
69	Calimesa	22.6% (±18.0 points)
70	Sage	14.4% (±20.2 points)

Showing 11 of 70 places in Riverside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Mecca is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mecca

Are renters in Mecca rent-burdened?

26.1% of renting households in Mecca pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Mecca spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mecca, CA spends 24.6% (±2.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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