What is the population of Mechanicsville CDP?

Mechanicsville CDP has 38,437 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #30 of 688 in Virginia.

What is the median household income in Mechanicsville CDP?

Median household income in Mechanicsville CDP is $97,569 a year, 24.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,645 a month and the median home value is $323,600, so rent absorbs about 20.2% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.3× 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 20.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Mechanicsville, VA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Mechanicsville, Virginia (Mechanicsville, VA — Census place “Mechanicsville CDP”) is 38,437 residents, ranking #30 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $97,569, the median home is worth $323,600 and median gross rent runs $1,645 a month. Looking for the Mechanicsville Virginia ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Mechanicsville, VA: 23111, 23116.

Population: 38,437Mechanicsville CDP residents
Median household income: $97,569Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $323,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,645Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 77.5%Owner-occupied households

Mechanicsville ZIP codes (Virginia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mechanicsville.

The Mechanicsville VA ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Mechanicsville CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mechanicsville CDP median would spend about 20.2% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.3% of residents and 77.5% 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, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Mechanicsville CDP is a small city in Virginia, with 38,437 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #30 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 41.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Mechanicsville CDP earn a median of $97,569 a year, 24.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 18% above the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia 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 5.3% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Mechanicsville CDP is valued at $323,600, 6.7% above the national figure and 11% above the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,645 a month, 17% above the national figure, or roughly $19,740 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 77.5% 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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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Mechanicsville CDP?: Mechanicsville CDP has 38,437 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #30 of 688 in Virginia.
What is the median household income in Mechanicsville CDP?: Median household income in Mechanicsville CDP is $97,569 a year, 24.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mechanicsville CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,645 a month and the median home value is $323,600, so rent absorbs about 20.2% of median household income.
Is Mechanicsville CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.3× 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 20.2% 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. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.