Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $380 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $307 (0.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Terre Haute, IN (18.0 miles , pop. 59,614).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (63.1 miles , pop. 781,870).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (147.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Mecca-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 168% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/29/1963, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the Mecca town center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.8 miles away from the town center killed 28 peopleand injured 123 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mecca-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 93.0 miles away from the city center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 69.3 miles away from Mecca center On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the city center On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 88.5 miles away from the city center On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 89.3 miles away from Mecca center On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 31.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Parke County (13) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mecca:
UNION HOSPITAL CLINTON (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; CLINTON, IN)
UNION HOSPITAL INC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
ST VINCENT CLAY HOSPITAL INC (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; BRAZIL, IN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mecca:
Indiana State University (about 19 miles; Terre Haute, IN; Full-time enrollment: 8,125)
Ivy Tech Community College-Wabash Valley (about 25 miles; Terre Haute, IN; FT enrollment: 2,860)
DePauw University (about 26 miles; Greencastle, IN; FT enrollment: 2,368)
Eastern Illinois University (about 48 miles; Charleston, IL; FT enrollment: 9,940)
Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette (about 53 miles; Lafayette, IN; FT enrollment: 3,864)
Purdue University-Main Campus (about 54 miles; West Lafayette, IN; FT enrollment: 36,422)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (about 55 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 39,877)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.9. This is about average.
City:
37.9
U.S.:
32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.58. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 15.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
1.58
U.S.:
2.43
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 19.4. This is about average.Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
19.4
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.6. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 17.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
11.6
U.S.:
9.6
Drinking water stations with addresses in Mecca and their reported violations in the past:
MECCA WATER WORKS, INC. (Population served: 560, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2001)
MCL, Average - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-29-1997), St Public Notif received (FEB-09-1997), St Intentional no-action (MAR-16-1998)
OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUN-24-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-24-2004)
Public Education - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUN-24-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-24-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between DEC-15-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2004)
CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2002), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-30-2002 to APR-01-2004)
CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-07-2000 to APR-01-2004)
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-30-1999), St Public Notif requested (MAR-30-1999), St Public Notif received (APR-28-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-15-1999)
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-10-1998)
7 routine major monitoring violations
3 minor monitoring violations
128 regular monitoring violations
2 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.6%
(13.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.7 people
Indiana:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
75.0%
Whole state:
71.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
5.9%
Whole state:
5.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Mecca (based on Parke County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.29%
Here
34.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
United Methodist Church
Friends (Quakers)
Southern Baptist Convention
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents
34.0%
14.4%
8.4%
7.8%
6.9%
Congregations
17.1%
17.1%
9.8%
4.9%
2.4%
Name
Catholic Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Old Order Amish
Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
5.4%
5.3%
4.6%
4.0%
9.1%
Congregations
4.9%
9.8%
7.3%
7.3%
19.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
Parke County:
2.33 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:
1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Parke County:
5.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:
3.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
Here:
6.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.78 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
9.1%
Indiana:
9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Parke County:
28.6%
Indiana:
29.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
9.7%
State:
14.3%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration
0
$0
5
$293
Totals for Government
0
$0
5
$293
6.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,086 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.20%
Indiana average:
6.54%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
Number of bridges: 1 Total length: 5 meters (16ft) Total costs: $559,000 Total average daily traffic: 987 Total average daily truck traffic: 29 Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 1,442
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:
1
PM1, Wabash & Wells Street (Lat: 39.727139 Lon: -87.330861), Type: Upole, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 14.6 m, Call Sign: WQAB380 Assigned Frequencies: 458.100 MHz Grant Date: 04/27/2004, Expiration Date: 04/27/2014, Certifier: Ramon J Columbo Registrant: Ssi Services, Inc., 2578 Interstate Drive, Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 541-8630, Fax: (717) 541-8649, Email:
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
#28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
#34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Construction and extraction occupations:"
#35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors"
#39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing"
#46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Computer and electronic products"
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