Mechanicsburg, IL Demographic Data
Mechanicsburg, IL Summary
Mechanicsburg is located in Sangamon County in Illinois
- Population: 587
- Area: 1.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.07 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 548.08 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 553.15 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mechanicsburg, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
299
48%
50.8
Male
324
52%
49.2
Total Population
623
323,128,000
Mechanicsburg, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
30
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
47
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
55
8.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
41
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
20
3.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
80
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
90
14.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
80
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
38
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
45
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
48
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
35
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
14
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
465
74.6%
77.2
Female
236
50.8%
51.3
Male
229
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
445
71.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
131
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
97
15.6%
15.2
Female
66
68.0%
55.8
Male
31
32.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Mechanicsburg, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
620
99.5%
96.8
White
609
97.8%
72.6
Black or African American
7
1.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
2
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
2
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
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
2
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
3
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
15
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
15
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
608
97.6%
82.2
Mechanicsburg, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
15
3.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
22
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
184
42.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
102
23.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
47
10.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
45
10.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
15
3.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
37
8.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
393
91.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
60
14.0%
31.2
Mechanicsburg, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
133
27.1%
33.7%
Now Married
230
46.8%
47.5
Divorced
86
17.5%
11.0%
Separated
4
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
38
7.7
5.8%
Mechanicsburg, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
587
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
2
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mechanicsburg, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9
3.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5
2.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
40
16.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
11
4.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
35
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
53
22.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
27
11.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
41
17.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
14
5.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
54,306
57,617
Per capita income
25,401
31,128
Mechanicsburg, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
34
10.3%
9.8
Construction
49
14.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
60
18.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
32
9.7%
6.6
Information
9
2.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
20
6.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
31
9.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7
2.1%
11.4
Public administration
45
13.7%
4.6
Retail trade
20
6.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
13
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
54
16.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
86
26.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
41
12.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
60
18.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
88
26.7%
18.1%
Mechanicsburg, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
327
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
272
83.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
23
7.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
8
2.4%
2.7
Other means
2
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
22
6.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.6
26.6
Mechanicsburg, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5
2.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
80
33.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
65
27.4%
37.1
3 or more
87
36.7%
21.0
Mechanicsburg, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
237
100.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
199
84.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
38
16.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
0
0.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Mechanicsburg, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
237
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
21
8.9%
16.5
5 rooms
59
24.9%
19.8
6 rooms
68
28.7%
17.8
7 rooms
36
15.2%
12.0
8 rooms
30
12.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
23
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mechanicsburg, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
237
1-unit, detached
207
87.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
30
12.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mechanicsburg, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
67
28.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2
0.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
33
13.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
26
11.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
16
6.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
19
8.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
17
7.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
55
23.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mechanicsburg, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
206
86.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
21
8.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
4
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.8%
1.1
Mechanicsburg, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
125
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
Less than $500
2
1.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
2
1.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
2.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
16.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
40
32.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
58
46.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
53
42.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
27
21.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
15
12.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
3.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
26
20.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mechanicsburg, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
38
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
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
7
18.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
10
26.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
21
55.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
706
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
25
65.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
5
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
5.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
5.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4
10.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mechanicsburg, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
199
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
14
7.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
93
46.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
29
14.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
31
15.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
17
8.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
10
5.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
98,200
205,000
