Mechanicsville, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

964

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.6

6.72% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.1%

151% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$70,000

8.12% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Mechanicsville, IA is home to a population of 964 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 23.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (906 people) in Mechanicsville, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 9 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Mechanicsville, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mechanicsville, IA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mechanicsville, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mechanicsville, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
906 ± 134
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
39 ± 57
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
9 ± 11

4.46%

Hispanic Population

43 people

4.46% of the people in Mechanicsville, IA are hispanic (43 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mechanicsville, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
42 ± 24
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
13 ± 13

Mechanicsville, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mechanicsville, IA.

Economy

The economy of Mechanicsville, IA employs 505 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mechanicsville, IA were Manufacturing (99 people), Retail Trade (91 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (69 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,000), Transportation & Warehousing ($79,000), and Public Administration ($72,917).

Employment

Occupations

505

2024 Value

± 103

9.31%

1 Year growth

± 26.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mechanicsville, IA grew at a rate of 9.31%, from 462 employees to 505 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mechanicsville, IA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (95 people), Production Occupations (77 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (42 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mechanicsville, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

505

2024 Value

± 103

9.31%

1 Year growth

± 26.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mechanicsville, IA grew at a rate of 9.31%, from 462 employees to 505 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mechanicsville, IA, are Manufacturing (99 people), Retail Trade (91 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (69 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mechanicsville, IA, though some of these residents may live in Mechanicsville, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,576

Median earning men ± $8,725

$42,557

Median earning women ± $2,068

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($140,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,500), and Public Administration ($71,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,500), Manufacturing ($50,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,611).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mechanicsville, IA was $161,400 in 2024, which is 0.485 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $155,500 to $161,400, a 3.79% increase. The homeownership rate in Mechanicsville, IA is 82.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mechanicsville, IA have an average commute time of 32.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mechanicsville, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$161,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,120

$346

Median Property Taxes

±$73

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mechanicsville, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mechanicsville, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.4%

Homeownership

2024

58.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.4% of the housing units in Mechanicsville, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mechanicsville, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,000

Median Household Income

± $16,425

420

Number of Households

± 85

In 2024, the median household income of the 420 households in Mechanicsville, IA declined from $70,000 from the previous year's value of $76,190.

The following chart displays the households in Mechanicsville, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mechanicsville, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.4%)
Worked At Home (16.5%)
Other (3.7%)

In 2024, 77.4% of workers in Mechanicsville, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.5%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mechanicsville, IA have a longer commute time (32.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.69% of the workforce in Mechanicsville, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mechanicsville, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mechanicsville, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mechanicsville, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mechanicsville, IA (176 out of 921 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 16 - 17, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mechanicsville, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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