Mechanicsburg

Population: 9,535
Median household income: $81,696
Median home value: $227,600

Mechanicsburg is a community in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, home to 9,535 residents. At $81,696, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $85,634.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mechanicsburg's population grew 5.9% from 9,006 to 9,535, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $170,400 to $227,600.

57.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,535
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $81,696
Median home value: $227,600
Median gross rent: $1,033
Housing units: 4,370
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,0069,535

Median household income

$55,652$81,696

Median home value

$170,400$227,600

Median gross rent

$905$1,033

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,006	$55,652	$170,400	$905
2020	8,977	$54,980	$178,200	$924
2021	9,310	$65,994	$181,500	$990
2022	9,402	$75,806	$215,900	$1,008
2023	9,535	$81,696	$227,600	$1,033

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	416	4.4%
5 to 17	1,552	16.3%
18 to 24	410	4.3%
25 to 34	1,638	17.2%
35 to 44	1,512	15.9%
45 to 54	890	9.3%
55 to 64	1,534	16.1%
65 to 74	917	9.6%
75 and over	666	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,110	85.1%
Black or African American	236	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	122	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	54	0.6%
Two or more races	385	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	627	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree33.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	304	4.2%
High school graduate	2,221	31.0%
Some college or associate's	1,610	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,384	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	638	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,026	75.7%
Carpooled	233	4.4%
Public transit	67	1.3%
Walked	82	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	837	15.7%
Other means	70	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,487	33.2%
15 to 29 min	1,654	36.9%
30 to 44 min	627	14.0%
45 to 59 min	452	10.1%
60+ min	258	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 5.2% (488 of 9,460)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,666	63.3%
Nonfamily households	1,546	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,212	96.4%
Vacant	158	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,851	67.7%
Renter-occupied	1,361	32.3%

1-unit, detached57.4%

1-unit, attached12.9%

2 to 4 units21.5%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,507	57.4%
1-unit, attached	565	12.9%
2 to 4 units	940	21.5%
5 to 19 units	123	2.8%
20 or more units	220	5.0%
Mobile home & other	15	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4248376
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2114, -77.0059