Mechanicsburg, PA Demographic Data
Mechanicsburg, PA Summary
Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 8,966
- Area: 2.41 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.41 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,717.24 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 439.63 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mechanicsburg, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,393
49%
50.8
Male
4,596
51%
49.2
Total Population
8,989
323,128,000
Mechanicsburg, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
429
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
467
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
391
4.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
331
3.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
513
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,442
16.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,224
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,287
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
696
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
685
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
895
10.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
533
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
96
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,468
83.1%
77.2
Female
3,743
50.1%
51.3
Male
3,725
49.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,264
80.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,850
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,524
17.0%
15.2
Female
876
57.5%
55.8
Male
648
42.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Mechanicsburg, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,899
99.0%
96.8
White
8,500
94.6%
72.6
Black or African American
134
1.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
35
0.4%
0.8
Asian
82
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
10
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
9
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
63
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
148
1.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
90
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
267
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
99
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
102
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
66
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,722
97.0%
82.2
Mechanicsburg, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
133
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
591
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,200
32.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,209
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
636
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,446
21.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
643
9.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
724
10.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,134
89.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,089
30.5%
31.2
Mechanicsburg, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,150
27.9%
33.7%
Now Married
4,036
52.4%
47.5
Divorced
917
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
188
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
411
5.3
5.8%
Mechanicsburg, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,996
93.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
564
6.6%
21.6%
Spanish
195
2.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
197
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
57
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
115
1.3%
1.1%
Mechanicsburg, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
56
1.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
90
2.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
610
14.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
318
7.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
734
17.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
855
20.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
681
16.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
531
12.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
141
3.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
96
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
53,593
57,617
Per capita income
31,232
31,128
Mechanicsburg, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
13
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
218
4.3%
9.8
Construction
368
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,199
23.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
399
7.8%
6.6
Information
65
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
271
5.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
418
8.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
509
9.9%
11.4
Public administration
303
5.9%
4.6
Retail trade
920
17.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
326
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
119
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
480
9.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,836
35.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
700
13.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,377
26.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
735
14.3%
18.1%
Mechanicsburg, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,965
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,188
84.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
302
6.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
49
1.0%
5.1
Walked
282
5.7%
2.7
Other means
58
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
86
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.4
26.6
Mechanicsburg, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
369
9.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,572
38.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,509
36.7%
37.1
3 or more
662
16.1%
21.0
Mechanicsburg, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,112
94.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,560
62.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,552
37.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
258
5.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Mechanicsburg, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,370
1 room
65
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
15
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
481
11.0%
9.1
4 rooms
504
11.5%
16.5
5 rooms
684
15.7%
19.8
6 rooms
946
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
693
15.9%
12.0
8 rooms
551
12.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
431
9.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mechanicsburg, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,370
1-unit, detached
2,514
57.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
710
16.2%
5.9
2-units
295
6.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
283
6.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
361
8.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
105
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
93
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
9
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mechanicsburg, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,673
38.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
299
6.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
576
13.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
524
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
558
12.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
461
10.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
116
2.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
163
3.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mechanicsburg, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,505
36.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
22
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,546
37.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
964
23.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
32
0.8%
0.1
Wood
27
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
16
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mechanicsburg, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,711
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
28
1.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
32
1.9%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
47
2.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
185
10.8%
11.8%
$500 to $999
290
16.9%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
389
22.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
740
43.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
742
43.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
188
11.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
239
14.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
114
6.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
428
25.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mechanicsburg, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,477
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
0.6%
4.4%
Less than $500
72
4.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
328
22.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,068
72.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
75
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
853
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
248
16.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
213
14.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
207
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
191
12.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
181
12.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
437
29.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
75
0.0%
0.0%
Mechanicsburg, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,560
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
40
1.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
107
4.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
753
29.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,074
42.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
512
20.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
74
2.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
165,100
205,000
