Mechanicsville

Population: 1,521
Median household income: $115,556
Median home value: $425,500

Mechanicsville, a community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, has 1,521 residents. Its median household income of $115,556 runs in line with the St. Mary's County figure of $114,580.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mechanicsville's population declined 13.8% from 1,765 to 1,521, while its median home value rose 19.8% from $355,200 to $425,500.

39.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,521
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $115,556
Median home value: $425,500
Median gross rent: $1,450
Housing units: 566
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,765	$132,000	$355,200	$1,054
2020	1,724	$99,041	$357,300	$1,130
2021	1,857	$104,572	$366,000	$1,138
2022	1,783	$114,318	$405,100	$1,412
2023	1,521	$115,556	$425,500	$1,450

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1728.9%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	2.2%
5 to 17	439	28.9%
18 to 24	87	5.7%
25 to 34	48	3.2%
35 to 44	270	17.8%
45 to 54	217	14.3%
55 to 64	261	17.2%
65 to 74	124	8.2%
75 and over	42	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,420	93.4%
Black or African American	40	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	5.3%
High school graduate	288	29.9%
Some college or associate's	242	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	237	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	144	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	657	84.2%
Carpooled	57	7.3%
Public transit	13	1.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	6	0.8%
Worked from home	47	6.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	101	13.8%
15 to 29 min	142	19.4%
30 to 44 min	194	26.5%
45 to 59 min	94	12.8%
60+ min	202	27.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 3.2% (49 of 1,521)

	Count	Share
Family households	386	68.2%
Nonfamily households	180	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	566	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	424	74.9%
Renter-occupied	142	25.1%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	476	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	45	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2451800
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.4274, -76.7466