Mechanicsville

Population: 38,437
Median household income: $97,569
Median home value: $323,600

Mechanicsville is a community in Hanover County, Virginia, home to 38,437 residents. At $97,569, its median household income sits below Hanover County's $109,504.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mechanicsville's population grew 2.5% from 37,496 to 38,437, while its median home value rose 34.1% from $241,400 to $323,600.

The median resident is 41.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,437
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $97,569
Median home value: $323,600
Median gross rent: $1,645
Housing units: 15,846
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,49638,437

Median household income

$79,692$97,569

Median home value

$241,400$323,600

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,645

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,496	$79,692	$241,400	$1,202
2020	37,141	$77,291	$243,400	$1,249
2021	37,767	$84,833	$260,400	$1,331
2022	38,328	$91,393	$298,700	$1,481
2023	38,437	$97,569	$323,600	$1,645

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,888	4.9%
5 to 17	6,746	17.6%
18 to 24	3,059	8.0%
25 to 34	4,052	10.5%
35 to 44	5,153	13.4%
45 to 54	4,596	12.0%
55 to 64	5,546	14.4%
65 to 74	3,869	10.1%
75 and over	3,528	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,330	81.5%
Black or African American	3,278	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	563	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	286	0.7%
Two or more races	2,098	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	848	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,437	5.4%
High school graduate	7,173	26.8%
Some college or associate's	8,161	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,125	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,848	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,009	80.1%
Carpooled	818	4.1%
Public transit	11	0.1%
Walked	79	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,861	14.3%
Other means	202	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,371	19.7%
15 to 29 min	8,090	47.3%
30 to 44 min	4,321	25.2%
45 to 59 min	656	3.8%
60+ min	681	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 5.3% (2,037 of 38,105)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,031	66.3%
Nonfamily households	5,106	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,137	95.5%
Vacant	709	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,730	77.5%
Renter-occupied	3,407	22.5%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,754	80.5%
1-unit, attached	914	5.8%
2 to 4 units	276	1.7%
5 to 19 units	1,258	7.9%
20 or more units	630	4.0%
Mobile home & other	14	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5150856
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 37.6299, -77.3548