Mechanicsville vs St. George Island

A side-by-side comparison of Mechanicsville and St. George Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Mechanicsville and St. George Island are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mechanicsville has the higher population (1,521 vs 38 in St. George Island). Since 2019, Mechanicsville's population has grown faster (-13.8% vs -89.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Mechanicsville	St. George Island
Population	1,521	38
Median age	41.3 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$115,556	—
Median home value	$425,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,450	—
Housing units	566	68
Homeownership rate	74.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mechanicsville	St. George Island
Population	1,765 → 1,521 (-13.8%)	357 → 38 (-89.4%)
Median household income	$132,000 → $115,556 (-12.5%)	—
Median home value	$355,200 → $425,500 (+19.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,054 → $1,450 (+37.6%)	—

Mechanicsville

Population

1,7651,521

Median household income

$132,000$115,556

Median home value

$355,200$425,500

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,450

St. George Island

Population

35738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mechanicsville	St. George Island
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	28.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	17.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	100.0%
55 to 64	17.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	0.0%
75 and over	2.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mechanicsville	St. George Island
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mechanicsville	St. George Island
No high school diploma	5.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	42.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mechanicsville	St. George Island
Drove alone	84.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	0.0%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mechanicsville	St. George Island
1-unit, detached	84.1%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	23.5%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mechanicsville	St. George Island
Poverty rate	3.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.69	1.31
Mean commute (minutes)	43	—
Median year structure built	1993	1955