California / AIANNHCE 8450 / Tribal-designated area

Mechoopda

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

100.0%25/3 availability

100.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

11Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Mechoopda within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Mechoopda in California is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it . FCC BDC records show 11 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 1,703 service locations, and current service levels of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 1.2% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Mechoopda is a Tribal-designated statistical area (TDSA), a Census statistical geography delineated for a federally recognized tribe that does not currently have a reservation or off-reservation trust land base. Boundary records for Mechoopda show about 1.31 square miles (839 acres) for this tribal-designated area, centered near latitude 39.7207931 and longitude -121.8021874. Local FCC BDC records indicate 11 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across about 1,703 service units, with roughly 100.0% fixed 100/20 coverage.

Website Summary: www.mechoopda-nsn.gov

This tribal nation maintains an official website, but descriptive content from that site could not be summarized automatically from this environment.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	3,141	3,504	3,758	3,589	3,673	3,885
Households	1,132	1,187	1,335	1,273	1,308	1,405
Median age	32.5	32.4	32.9	32.9	32.8	34.0
Male / Female	50.1% / 49.9%	49.4% / 50.6%	49.4% / 50.6%	47.8% / 52.2%	48.8% / 51.2%	48.4% / 51.6%
Avg. household size	2.69	2.87	2.71	2.65	2.64	2.59
Pop. density (per sq mi)	2396.4	2673.4	2867.2	2738.3	2802.3	2964.1
HH density (per sq mi)	863.7	905.6	1018.5	971.2	998.0	1072.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$45,500	$51,891	$57,188	$58,798	$62,105	$64,716
Per capita income	$24,239	$25,289	$27,916	$29,223	$29,925	$32,128
Poverty rate	22.0%	18.4%	16.7%	20.5%	22.7%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	7.4%	5.9%	5.4%	7.7%	9.9%
HS diploma or higher	56.0%	55.7%	57.4%	54.9%	53.3%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	24.5%	26.7%	24.1%	25.3%	25.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	84.2 Mbps	12.2 Mbps
2019Q2	87.0 Mbps	16.9 Mbps
2019Q3	111.5 Mbps	26.1 Mbps
2019Q4	123.7 Mbps	28.0 Mbps
2020Q1	108.5 Mbps	19.2 Mbps
2020Q2	160.9 Mbps	17.6 Mbps
2020Q3	175.6 Mbps	40.2 Mbps
2020Q4	143.7 Mbps	22.1 Mbps
2021Q1	147.3 Mbps	21.6 Mbps
2021Q2	217.4 Mbps	19.8 Mbps
2021Q3	172.2 Mbps	36.7 Mbps
2021Q4	181.9 Mbps	21.1 Mbps
2022Q1	178.8 Mbps	18.2 Mbps
2022Q2	170.0 Mbps	22.2 Mbps
2022Q3	199.6 Mbps	24.1 Mbps
2022Q4	290.8 Mbps	30.4 Mbps
2023Q1	242.9 Mbps	44.9 Mbps
2023Q2	209.0 Mbps	38.8 Mbps
2023Q3	211.6 Mbps	38.0 Mbps
2023Q4	202.8 Mbps	50.7 Mbps
2024Q1	303.8 Mbps	57.0 Mbps
2024Q2	265.4 Mbps	42.4 Mbps
2024Q3	214.2 Mbps	41.6 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	98.0%	98.0%	0.0%
2016	99.7%	99.7%	0.0%
2017	99.7%	99.7%	0.0%
2018	99.8%	99.7%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	99.7%	0.3%
2020	100.0%	99.9%	13.6%
2021	100.0%	95.6%	13.5%
2022	100.0%	99.9%	0.3%
2023	100.0%	100.0%	1.7%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	73.3%	72.2%
2018	74.5%	72.8%
2019	72.9%	69.6%
2020	73.6%	74.7%
2021	73.3%	74.8%
2022	75.6%	78.1%
2023	76.5%	82.0%
2024	77.8%	91.2%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%	85%
Adoption	77.8%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	11
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	1,703

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Comcast Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
U.S. TelePacific Holdings Corp.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
DigitalPath, Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
California Internet	—
Velocity Communications, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1.6%
Fiber	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
Cable	96.1%	96.1%	96.1%	0.8%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	99.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	3.16

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	99.9	63.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	0.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	97.1	0.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	97.1	0.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	97.1	0.8
Cable	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	0.8
Copper	19.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	99.9	63.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	1.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.5	96.8	1.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.8	1.2
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.8	1.2
Cable	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	1.2
Copper	20.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.3	93.1	89.8	74.8	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	96.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	1.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7	1.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7	1.9
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7	1.9
Cable	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	1.2
Cable/Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	1.9
Copper	19.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	96.5	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	1.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.3	1.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.3	1.6
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.3	1.6
Cable	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	0.8
Cable/Fiber	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	1.6
Copper	19.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.6	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	1.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.5	1.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.5	1.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.5	1.5
Cable	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	0.7
Cable/Fiber	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	1.5
Copper	18.6	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	97.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	1.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	96.1	1.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.6
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	96.1	1.6
Cable	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	0.8
Cable/Fiber	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	1.6
Copper	19.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.