Mechanicsville, MD

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2022 Population

1,783

3.98% 1-year decline

US Senator

Ben Cardin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

41.4

0.73% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

2.19%

31% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$114,318

9.32% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$405,100

10.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Mechanicsville, MD had a population of 1.78k people with a median age of 41.4 and a median household income of $114,318. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Mechanicsville, MD declined from 1,857 to 1,783, a −3.98% decrease and its median household income grew from $104,572 to $114,318, a 9.32% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mechanicsville, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (87%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.19%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.449%), and White (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Mechanicsville, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Mechanicsville, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Mechanicsville, MD was $405,100, and the homeownership rate was 68.1%.

Most people in Mechanicsville, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Mechanicsville, MD was 4 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mechanicsville, MD is home to a population of 1.78k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0% of Mechanicsville, MD residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2022, there were 8.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.55k people) in Mechanicsville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 185 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 39 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Mechanicsville, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Mechanicsville, MD was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mechanicsville, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.55k ± 487
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
185 ± 183
Two+ (Hispanic)
39 ± 76.1

2.19%

Hispanic Population

39 people

2.19% of the people in Mechanicsville, MD are hispanic (39 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Mechanicsville, MD as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
33 ± 41
Vietnam
15 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 22

Mechanicsville, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Mechanicsville, MD employs 946 people. The largest industries in Mechanicsville, MD are Public Administration (170 people), Educational Services (167 people), and Retail Trade (153 people), and the highest paying industries are Health Care & Social Assistance ($125,221), Public Administration ($120,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($108,750).

Employment

Occupations

946

2022 Value

± 234

−3.76%

1 Year decline

± 36.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mechanicsville, MD declined at a rate of −3.76%, from 983 employees to 946 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mechanicsville, MD, are Sales & Related Occupations (122 people), Architecture & Engineering Occupations (103 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (101 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mechanicsville, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

946

2022 Value

± 234

−3.76%

1 Year decline

± 36.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mechanicsville, MD declined at a rate of −3.76%, from 983 employees to 946 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mechanicsville, MD, are Public Administration (170 people), Educational Services (167 people), and Retail Trade (153 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mechanicsville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Mechanicsville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$79,044

Median earning men ± $41,681

$40,709

Median earning women ± $27,249

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($131,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,977), and Manufacturing ($78,456).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,409), Public Administration ($78,162), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,518).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (65.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (32.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.1%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maryland for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.05% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (961k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mechanicsville, MD was $405,100 in 2022, which is 1.44 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $366,000 to $405,100, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Mechanicsville, MD is 68.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Mechanicsville, MD have an average commute time of 38.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mechanicsville, MD is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Property

$405,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$42,568

$418

Median Property Taxes

±$134

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, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.1%

Homeownership

2022

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 68.1% of the housing units in Mechanicsville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 8752.01

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Mechanicsville, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$114,318

Median Household Income

± $34,602

614

Number of Households

± 190

In 2022, the median household income of the 614 households in Mechanicsville, MD grew to $114,318 from the previous year's value of $104,572.

The following chart displays the households in Mechanicsville, MD 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mechanicsville, MD is from Maryland.

0.454

2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2022, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (90.3%)
Worked At Home (4.94%)
Carpooled (3.85%)

In 2022, 90.3% of workers in Mechanicsville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (4.94%) and those who carpooled to work (3.85%).

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

38.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mechanicsville, MD have a longer commute time (38.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 6.96% of the workforce in Mechanicsville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mechanicsville, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mechanicsville, MD have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mechanicsville, MD (39 out of 1.78k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mechanicsville, MD is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

96.4% of the population of Mechanicsville, MD has health coverage, with 56.7% on employee plans, 8.91% on Medicaid, 8.27% on Medicare, 9.44% on non-group plans, and 13.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Mary's County, MD see 2440 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.13% decrease from the previous year (2468 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1974 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 715 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,440 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Mary's County, MD

Primary care physicians in St. Mary's County, MD see an average of 2,440 patients per year. This represents a 1.13% decrease from the previous year (2,468 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in St. Mary's County, MD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 15% between 18 and 34 years, 45% between 35 and 64 years, and 11% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.4% were men and 53.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.55%

Uninsured

56.7%

Employer Coverage

8.91%

Medicaid

8.27%

Medicare

9.44%

Non-Group

13.1%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mechanicsville, MD declined by 58.7% from 8.6% to 3.55%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mechanicsville, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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