Illinois · Census place 48021
Mechanicsburg village, IL
Quick answer
Mechanicsburg village has 748 residents, ranking #799 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $77,422, the median home is worth $206,300 and median gross rent runs $781 a month.
- Population
- 748Mechanicsburg village residents
- Median household income
- $77,422Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $206,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $781Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mechanicsburg village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mechanicsburg village median would spend about 12.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 87.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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