Kelayres vs Mechanicsville

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

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

Mechanicsville has the higher population (464 vs 431 in Kelayres). Kelayres has the higher median household income ($73,571 vs $63,942 in Mechanicsville). Kelayres has the higher median home value ($115,500 vs $101,100 in Mechanicsville).

Population, income & housing

	Kelayres	Mechanicsville
Population	431	464
Median age	29.9 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,571	$63,942
Median home value	$115,500	$101,100
Median gross rent	$819	$914
Housing units	193	234
Homeownership rate	86.6%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kelayres	Mechanicsville
Population	487 → 431 (-11.5%)	467 → 464 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$49,886 → $73,571 (+47.5%)	$66,750 → $63,942 (-4.2%)
Median home value	$91,200 → $115,500 (+26.6%)	$86,300 → $101,100 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $819 (-4.2%)	$967 → $914 (-5.5%)

Kelayres

Population

487431

Median household income

$49,886$73,571

Median home value

$91,200$115,500

Median gross rent

$855$819

Mechanicsville

Population

467464

Median household income

$66,750$63,942

Median home value

$86,300$101,100

Median gross rent

$967$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kelayres	Mechanicsville
Under 5	8.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	9.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.0%
25 to 34	19.7%	19.0%
35 to 44	3.7%	9.3%
45 to 54	23.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	9.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	0.7%	13.6%
75 and over	5.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kelayres	Mechanicsville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
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	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kelayres	Mechanicsville
No high school diploma	4.4%	9.9%
High school graduate	41.5%	57.1%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kelayres	Mechanicsville
Drove alone	88.8%	69.9%
Carpooled	7.9%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.5%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kelayres	Mechanicsville
1-unit, detached	74.1%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	15.0%	18.8%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Kelayres	Mechanicsville
Poverty rate	7.2%	11.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938