Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 276, platted in 1890.
Mecca’s median age is 23.8 years, below both Indiana’s towns (39.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 571 Indiana towns, just 5 have a lower median rent than Mecca. Mecca has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mecca Bridge and Wabash Township Graded School. Mecca has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 482 in 1980, 263 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2012 and 3 maps from 1951 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mecca, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mecca.
19% of residents live below the poverty line in Mecca, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Terre Haute (32%), Indianapolis (6%) and Wabash Township (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
| Mecca | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mecca has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Mecca since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mecca beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Mecca.
| Mecca | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mecca | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.5% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mecca. Close and well known come first.
13 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park19 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
37 mi MuseumRopkey Armor Museum
32 mi MuseumGeneral Lew Wallace Study
19 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
19 mi MuseumPaul Dresser BirthplaceTurkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ropkey Armor Museum: John Schanlaub, CC BY 3.0 · General Lew Wallace Study: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Mecca; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Mecca residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Mecca’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Mecca on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Indiana, United States
Mecca is a town in Wabash Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Mecca had a population of 263.
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Mecca has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
