Because of many things, Mechanicsville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Mechanicsville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mechanicsville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Mechanicsville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.85 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Mechanicsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Mechanicsville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.57% of adults in Mechanicsville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Mechanicsville in 2018 was $56,387, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $225,548 for a family of four.
Mechanicsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mechanicsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mechanicsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mechanicsville include Irish, German, French, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Mechanicsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
