Maryland · Census place 51800
Mechanicsville CDP, MD
Quick answer
Mechanicsville CDP has 1,521 residents, ranking #301 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $115,556, the median home is worth $425,500 and median gross rent runs $1,450 a month.
- Population
- 1,521Mechanicsville CDP residents
- Median household income
- $115,556Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $425,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,450Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mechanicsville CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mechanicsville CDP median would spend about 15.1% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.2% of residents and 74.9% 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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