What is the population of Mechanicsville CDP?

Mechanicsville CDP has 1,521 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #301 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Mechanicsville CDP?

Median household income in Mechanicsville CDP is $115,556 a year, 47.1% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mechanicsville CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,450 a month and the median home value is $425,500, so rent absorbs about 15.1% of median household income.

Is Mechanicsville CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mechanicsville CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Mechanicsville, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Mechanicsville, Maryland (Mechanicsville, MD — Census place “Mechanicsville CDP”) is 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. Looking for the Mechanicsville Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Mechanicsville, MD: 20659.

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

Mechanicsville ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mechanicsville.

The Mechanicsville MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

20659

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

Mechanicsville CDP, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Mechanicsville CDP is a small town in Maryland, with 1,521 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #301 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 43% of them. The median age here is 41.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Mechanicsville CDP earn a median of $115,556 a year, 47.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 6% above the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 3.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Mechanicsville CDP is valued at $425,500, 40.2% above the national figure and 7% above the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,450 a month, 3.1% above the national figure, or roughly $17,400 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Mechanicsville CDP?: Mechanicsville CDP has 1,521 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #301 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Mechanicsville CDP?: Median household income in Mechanicsville CDP is $115,556 a year, 47.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mechanicsville CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,450 a month and the median home value is $425,500, so rent absorbs about 15.1% of median household income.
Is Mechanicsville CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mechanicsville CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Mechanicsville CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.