Mechanicsville vs Rochester

A side-by-side comparison of Mechanicsville and Rochester: population, income, housing, and more.

Mechanicsville and Rochester are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mechanicsville has the higher population (906 vs 45 in Rochester). Since 2019, Mechanicsville's population has grown faster (-19.5% vs -45.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Mechanicsville	Rochester
Population	906	45
Median age	52.1 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,190	—
Median home value	$155,500	—
Median gross rent	$542	—
Housing units	429	21
Homeownership rate	85.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mechanicsville	Rochester
Population	1,126 → 906 (-19.5%)	83 → 45 (-45.8%)
Median household income	$64,704 → $76,190 (+17.8%)	$36,571 → $62,232 (+70.2%)
Median home value	$105,900 → $155,500 (+46.8%)	$117,000 → $110,000 (-6.0%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $542 (-27.7%)	—

Mechanicsville

Population

1,126906

Median household income

$64,704$76,190

Median home value

$105,900$155,500

Median gross rent

$750$542

Rochester

Population

8345

Median household income

$36,571$62,232

Median home value

$117,000$110,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mechanicsville	Rochester
Under 5	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	60.0%
65 to 74	21.9%	24.4%
75 and over	8.3%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mechanicsville	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mechanicsville	Rochester
No high school diploma	6.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.1%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mechanicsville	Rochester
Drove alone	76.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mechanicsville	Rochester
1-unit, detached	78.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mechanicsville	Rochester
Poverty rate	7.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.13	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1961	—