Mechanicsville

In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 906
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $209,800

Mechanicsville is a community in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 906 residents. Its median household income of $58,750 runs below the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region figure of $87,564.

From 2020 to 2023, Mechanicsville's population grew 57.8% from 574 to 906, while its median home value rose 9.2% from $192,100 to $209,800.

88.4% of workers drive to work alone. 41.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 906
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $209,800
Median gross rent: $1,090
Housing units: 410
Homeownership rate: 33.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

574906

Median household income

$61,758$58,750

Median home value

$192,100$209,800

Median gross rent

$1,098$1,090

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	574	$61,758	$192,100	$1,098
2021	630	$66,806	$196,200	$1,071
2022	542	$70,543	$203,700	$1,133
2023	906	$58,750	$209,800	$1,090

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 645.1%

65 to 7423.4%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	1.8%
5 to 17	103	11.4%
18 to 24	123	13.6%
25 to 34	52	5.7%
35 to 44	102	11.3%
45 to 54	149	16.4%
55 to 64	46	5.1%
65 to 74	212	23.4%
75 and over	103	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	853	94.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	3.0%
Two or more races	26	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate65.1%

Some college or associate's10.4%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	4.7%
High school graduate	432	65.1%
Some college or associate's	69	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	59	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	73	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone88.4%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	526	88.4%
Carpooled	24	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	7.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	210	38.2%
15 to 29 min	117	21.3%
30 to 44 min	131	23.8%
45 to 59 min	68	12.4%
60+ min	24	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 9.6% (87 of 906)

	Count	Share
Family households	189	46.1%
Nonfamily households	221	53.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	410	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	136	33.2%
Renter-occupied	274	66.8%

1-unit, detached41.2%

1-unit, attached22.7%

2 to 4 units24.9%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	169	41.2%
1-unit, attached	93	22.7%
2 to 4 units	102	24.9%
5 to 19 units	26	6.3%
20 or more units	7	1.7%
Mobile home & other	13	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0946240
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9506, -71.8854