Mechanicsville is a city of 1,395 people in Maryland. Few US cities rank higher on income. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 40 minutes. The poverty rate is 2.9%, under the national 12.5%. Households take in $120,966 a year at the median, 47% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $120,966, above the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)52.5%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)52.5%(31)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.9%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 59 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Mechanicsville, decade by decade
Mechanicsville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
1,508
$119,581
$485,662
13.2%
28.7
2020
1,673
$120,042
$433,061
31.9%
34.1
2024
1,395
$120,966
$416,100
37.2%
17.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
