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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Mechanicsburg profile


Living in Mechanicsburg



Mechanicsburg is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 9,634 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Mechanicsburg is the 127th largest community in Pennsylvania. Mechanicsburg has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

Of important note, Mechanicsburg is also a borough of artists. Mechanicsburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mechanicsburg’s character.

Also of interest is that Mechanicsburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Mechanicsburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Mechanicsburg ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Mechanicsburg, 41.75% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Mechanicsburg in 2018 was $36,380, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,520 for a family of four. However, Mechanicsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mechanicsburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Mechanicsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mechanicsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mechanicsburg include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Mechanicsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.