Mechanicsville, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

38,683

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

5.18%

3.06% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$98,595

1.05% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$351,000

8.47% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

20,051

Population & Diversity

Mechanicsville, VA is home to a population of 38.7k people, from which 97.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.78% of Mechanicsville, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.46k people).

In 2024, there were 10 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.8k people) in Mechanicsville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.18k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.42k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Mechanicsville, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mechanicsville, VA was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mechanicsville, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
31.8k ± 1.41k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.18k ± 457
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.42k ± 326

2.75%

Hispanic Population

1.06k people

2.75% of the people in Mechanicsville, VA are hispanic (1.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mechanicsville, VA 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 Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

3.78%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.46k people

3.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.31k people

As of 2024, 3.78% of Mechanicsville, VA residents (1.46k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mechanicsville, VA was 3.41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mechanicsville, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
722 ± 169
Gulf War (2001-)
593 ± 205
Gulf War (1990s)
467 ± 171

Mechanicsville, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Mechanicsville, VA employs 20.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mechanicsville, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,134 people), Retail Trade (2,169 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,687 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($83,700), Information ($78,750), and Public Administration ($70,773).

Employment

Occupations

20.1k

2024 Value

± 1,121

−1.28%

1 Year decline

± 7.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mechanicsville, VA declined at a rate of −1.28%, from 20.3k employees to 20.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mechanicsville, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,565 people), Management Occupations (2,443 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,068 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mechanicsville, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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

20.1k

2024 Value

± 1,121

−1.28%

1 Year decline

± 7.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mechanicsville, VA declined at a rate of −1.28%, from 20.3k employees to 20.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mechanicsville, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,134 people), Retail Trade (2,169 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,687 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mechanicsville, VA, though some of these residents may live in Mechanicsville, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,855

Median earning men ± $3,942

$49,487

Median earning women ± $3,378

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,750), Information ($84,145), and Wholesale Trade ($83,636).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($83,824), Public Administration ($68,358), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,647).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mechanicsville, VA was $351,000 in 2024, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $323,600 to $351,000, a 8.47% increase. The homeownership rate in Mechanicsville, VA is 75.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mechanicsville, VA have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mechanicsville, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$351,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,452

$11,582

Median Property Taxes

±$795

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, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

75.5%

Homeownership

2024

69.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.5% of the housing units in Mechanicsville, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mechanicsville, VA 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.

$98,595

Median Household Income

± $8,537

15.3k

Number of Households

± 956

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.3k households in Mechanicsville, VA grew to $98,595 from the previous year's value of $97,569.

The following chart displays the households in Mechanicsville, VA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mechanicsville, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.1%)
Worked At Home (18.1%)
Carpooled (4.16%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Mechanicsville, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.1%) and those who carpooled to work (4.16%).

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

23.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mechanicsville, VA have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.68% of the workforce in Mechanicsville, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mechanicsville, VA (1.98k out of 38.3k 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 75+.

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

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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