Mechanicstown vs Port Jervis

A side-by-side comparison of Mechanicstown and Port Jervis: population, income, housing, and more.

Mechanicstown and Port Jervis are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Port Jervis has the higher population (8,709 vs 7,479 in Mechanicstown). Mechanicstown has the higher median household income ($90,414 vs $50,721 in Port Jervis). Mechanicstown has the higher median home value ($293,800 vs $220,700 in Port Jervis).

Population, income & housing

	Mechanicstown	Port Jervis
Population	7,479	8,709
Median age	42.6 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$90,414	$50,721
Median home value	$293,800	$220,700
Median gross rent	$1,498	$1,247
Housing units	3,355	3,896
Homeownership rate	55.3%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mechanicstown	Port Jervis
Population	6,869 → 7,479 (+8.9%)	8,595 → 8,709 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$53,722 → $90,414 (+68.3%)	$47,531 → $50,721 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$209,800 → $293,800 (+40.0%)	$145,000 → $220,700 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,283 → $1,498 (+16.8%)	$1,021 → $1,247 (+22.1%)

Mechanicstown

Population

6,8697,479

Median household income

$53,722$90,414

Median home value

$209,800$293,800

Median gross rent

$1,283$1,498

Port Jervis

Population

8,5958,709

Median household income

$47,531$50,721

Median home value

$145,000$220,700

Median gross rent

$1,021$1,247

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mechanicstown	Port Jervis
Under 5	6.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	12.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.0%
55 to 64	9.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	13.5%	9.9%
75 and over	10.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mechanicstown	Port Jervis
White (non-Hispanic)	36.2%	60.1%
Black or African American	26.8%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	4.5%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.6%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mechanicstown	Port Jervis
No high school diploma	12.1%	13.5%
High school graduate	33.1%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mechanicstown	Port Jervis
Drove alone	73.8%	66.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	13.1%
Public transit	3.8%	2.1%
Walked	1.9%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	4.1%
Other means	5.4%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mechanicstown	Port Jervis
1-unit, detached	39.1%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	20.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	24.4%	7.1%
20 or more units	12.1%	14.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mechanicstown	Port Jervis
Poverty rate	12.9%	20.7%
Average household size	2.22	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	38	23
Median year structure built	1985	1938