Mechanicsville, VA Demographic Data
Mechanicsville, VA Summary
Mechanicsville is located in Hanover County in Virginia
- Population: 36,951
- Area: 28.43 sq. miles
- Land Area: 28.31 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.12 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,299.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 156.82 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mechanicsville, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,774
53%
50.8
Male
17,427
47%
49.2
Total Population
37,201
323,128,000
Mechanicsville, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,118
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,064
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,967
8.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,424
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,926
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,930
10.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,886
13.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,605
15.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,669
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,463
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,498
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,986
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
665
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
28,404
76.4%
77.2
Female
15,191
53.5%
51.3
Male
13,213
46.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
27,350
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,572
20.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,149
16.5%
15.2
Female
3,691
60.0%
55.8
Male
2,458
40.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Mechanicsville, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
36,267
97.5%
96.8
White
32,300
86.8%
72.6
Black or African American
3,283
8.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
32
0.1%
0.8
Asian
525
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
65
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
118
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
166
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
15
0.0%
0.2
Korean
118
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
10
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
33
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
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
14
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
113
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
934
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
897
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
569
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
164
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
75
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
89
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
36,304
97.6%
82.2
Mechanicsville, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
434
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,596
6.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,964
27.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,033
23.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,121
8.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,925
23.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,629
10.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,030
7.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
23,672
92.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,554
33.3%
31.2
Mechanicsville, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,038
23.4%
33.7%
Now Married
16,835
56.0%
47.5
Divorced
3,498
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
427
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
2,254
7.5
5.8%
Mechanicsville, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
33,639
95.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,444
4.1%
21.6%
Spanish
692
2.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
246
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
412
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
94
0.3%
1.1%
Mechanicsville, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
435
3.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
390
2.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,012
7.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
981
6.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,645
11.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,830
19.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,363
16.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,748
19.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,352
9.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
601
4.2%
6.4
Median household income
74,061
57,617
Per capita income
33,509
31,128
Mechanicsville, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
90
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,704
8.8%
9.8
Construction
1,387
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,683
24.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,882
9.7%
6.6
Information
485
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
889
4.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
776
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,958
10.1%
11.4
Public administration
1,389
7.1%
4.6
Retail trade
2,147
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,096
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
961
4.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,620
8.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
8,227
42.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,553
8.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,258
27.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,789
14.3%
18.1%
Mechanicsville, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
19,204
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
16,418
85.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,440
7.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
0.1%
5.1
Walked
79
0.4%
2.7
Other means
382
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
872
4.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.8
26.6
Mechanicsville, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
551
3.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,532
24.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,079
42.3%
37.1
3 or more
4,195
29.2%
21.0
Mechanicsville, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,357
94.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,074
77.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,283
22.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
778
5.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Mechanicsville, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,135
1 room
35
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
19
0.1%
2.7
3 rooms
465
3.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,318
8.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,097
13.9%
19.8
6 rooms
3,171
21.0%
17.8
7 rooms
2,980
19.7%
12.0
8 rooms
2,400
15.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,650
17.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Mechanicsville, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,135
1-unit, detached
12,562
83.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
706
4.7%
5.9
2-units
136
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
118
0.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
518
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
889
5.9%
4.4
20 or more units
198
1.3%
9.0
Mobile home
8
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mechanicsville, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
255
1.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
178
1.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
755
5.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,645
10.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,690
17.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,818
18.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,570
23.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,660
17.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
523
3.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
41
0.3%
1.4%
Mechanicsville, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,238
22.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
117
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
9,790
68.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
891
6.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
155
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
30
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
128
0.9%
1.1
Mechanicsville, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,105
47295100.0
Less than $500
85
1.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
167
2.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
361
4.5%
7.0%
$500 to $999
1,006
12.4%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,061
13.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,599
32.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,826
34.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,770
46.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,621
20.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
787
9.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
460
5.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,453
18.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Mechanicsville, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,150
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
11
0.3%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
88
2.8%
4.4%
Less than $500
213
6.8%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
385
12.2%
11.9%
$500 to $999
772
24.5%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,681
53.4%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
133
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,142
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
401
13.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
353
11.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
535
17.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
414
13.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
194
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,162
38.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
224
0.0%
0.0%
Mechanicsville, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,074
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
205
1.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
90
0.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
428
3.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,083
27.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5,336
48.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,721
15.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
177
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
34
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
226,500
205,000