Mechanicsburg vs Thayer

A side-by-side comparison of Mechanicsburg and Thayer: population, income, housing, and more.

Mechanicsburg and Thayer are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mechanicsburg has the higher population (748 vs 638 in Thayer). Mechanicsburg has the higher median household income ($77,422 vs $63,125 in Thayer). Mechanicsburg has the higher median home value ($206,300 vs $87,300 in Thayer).

Population, income & housing

	Mechanicsburg	Thayer
Population	748	638
Median age	47.8 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,422	$63,125
Median home value	$206,300	$87,300
Median gross rent	$781	$919
Housing units	319	347
Homeownership rate	87.6%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mechanicsburg	Thayer
Population	671 → 748 (+11.5%)	786 → 638 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$65,536 → $77,422 (+18.1%)	$61,071 → $63,125 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $206,300 (+73.4%)	$72,400 → $87,300 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $781 (+3.9%)	$718 → $919 (+28.0%)

Mechanicsburg

Population

671748

Median household income

$65,536$77,422

Median home value

$119,000$206,300

Median gross rent

$752$781

Thayer

Population

786638

Median household income

$61,071$63,125

Median home value

$72,400$87,300

Median gross rent

$718$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mechanicsburg	Thayer
Under 5	3.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	7.2%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	20.3%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	13.2%
75 and over	7.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mechanicsburg	Thayer
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mechanicsburg	Thayer
No high school diploma	3.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	43.7%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mechanicsburg	Thayer
Drove alone	81.1%	83.8%
Carpooled	2.9%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	0.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mechanicsburg	Thayer
1-unit, detached	85.6%	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Mechanicsburg	Thayer
Poverty rate	8.2%	9.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1988	1960