Mechanicsville borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 422 ( 35 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population density: 1295.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	411	97.39%	6.8%
Black:	4	0.95%	300.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	1	0.24%	0.0%
Hispanic:	6	1.42%	45.5%

Total non-White:	11	2.61%	31.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-30	-8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
457
441	96.50%
1	0.22%
0	0.00%
4	0.88%
0	0.00%
11	2.41%
16	3.50%

2000
552
544	98.55%
2	0.36%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	1.09%
8	1.45%

1990
540
524	97.04%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
11	2.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
16	2.96%

1980
535
530	99.07%
0	0.00%
2	0.37%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
5	0.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-103	-18.7
8	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

20	3.7
-8	-1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-6	-1.1
11	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Mechanicsville borough, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.4
73	17.3%
349	82.7%
77	18.2%

172
2.45

118	68.6%
96	81.4%
11	9.3%
54	31.4%

2010
Number	Percent
46.2
65	14.2%
392	85.8%
89	19.5%

191
2.39

134	70.2%
102	76.1%
7	5.2%
57	29.8%

2000
Number	Percent
43.6
123	22.3%
429	77.7%
120	21.7%

225
2.45

174	77.3%
137	78.7%
14	8.0%
51	22.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.3
127	23.5%
413	76.5%
98	18.1%

210
2.57

152	72.4%
123	80.9%
9	5.9%
58	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
38.7
124	23.2%
411	76.8%
77	14.4%

205
2.61

144	70.2%
120	83.3%
5	3.5%
61	29.8%

2022 Housing Data for Mechanicsville borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	5	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	11	6.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	14	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	34	19.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	19	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	35	20.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	2.3%
$200,000 or more	4	2.3%

Median Household Income	68,214
Per Capita Income	32,977

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	4.7%
Public Assistance	9	5.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	31	18.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	194	69.8%
Unemployed	12	4.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	206	74.1%
Not in Labor Force	72	25.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	98	54	64.5%
Non-Profit	0	12	0.0%
Self-Employed	15	12	55.6%

Local Government	10	13	43.5%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	113	66	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10	25	28.6%
Total	123	91	57.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15	7.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	35	16.4%
Professional, Technical	38	17.8%
Service Occupations	38	17.8%
All others	88	41.1%

White Collar		41.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	57	26.6%
Health care and social assistance	32	15.0%
Retail trade	29	13.6%
Transportation and warehousing	19	8.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	14	6.5%
Educational services	10	4.7%
Public administration	10	4.7%
Other services	8	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	3.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	2.3%
Wholesale trade	4	1.9%
Construction	2	0.9%
Finance and insurance	1	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.47%
Puerto Rican	4	0.95%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	393	98.2%
Spanish	7	1.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	122	28.9%
Irish	104	24.6%
Polish	52	12.3%
Italian	46	10.9%
Welsh	25	5.9%
American	23	5.5%
Dutch	22	5.2%
English	22	5.2%
Lithuanian	13	3.1%
European	11	2.6%
Greek	10	2.4%
Ukrainian	10	2.4%
Pennsylvania German	4	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	4	0.9%
Scottish	4	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	422	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	422	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	1.8%	32	9.6%	180	54.1%	69	20.7%	35	10.5%	11	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	1.8%
9-12 Years	32	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	180	54.1%
Some College	69	20.7%
Bach. Degree	35	10.5%
Grad Degree	11	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -10	D +40	D + 21.5%
D +30
2020 vs. 2012	R +35	R +41	R + 17.7%
D -6
2020 vs. 2008	R +24	R +46	R + 20.3%
D -22

2016 vs. 2008	R +34	R +86	R + 41.8%
D -52
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	137	60.1%	Joe Biden (D)	89	39.0%	2	0.9%	228	11	13	0.00%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	147	69.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	59	28.0%	5	2.4%	211	21	24	0.00%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	102	50.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	95	47.3%	4	2.0%	201	4	4	0.00%
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	113	49.1%	Barack Obama (D)	111	48.3%	6	2.6%	230	5	4	0.00%
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	128	54.5%	John Kerry (D)	104	44.3%	3	1.3%	235	6	4	0.00%
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	115	55.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	89	42.8%	4	1.9%	208	9	7	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mechanicsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

39.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

137

60.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

228

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Mechanicsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

28.0%

Donald Trump (R)

147

69.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

211

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Mechanicsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

47.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

102

50.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

201

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Mechanicsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

111

48.3%

John McCain (R)

113

49.1%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

230

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Mechanicsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

128

54.5%

John Kerry (D)

104

44.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

235

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Mechanicsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

115

55.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

42.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

208

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mechanicsville borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	51%	Mehmet Oz (R)	96	56.1%	John Fetterman (D)	70	40.9%	5 [+]	2.9%	171	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (1.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 2 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.6%);
2022	G	51%	Josh Shapiro (D)	86	50.3%	Doug Mastriano (R)	83	48.5%	2 [+]	1.2%	171	7	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	46%	Lou Barletta (R)	82	50.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	78	48.1%	2 [+]	1.2%	162	8	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.6%);
2018	G	46%	Tom Wolf* (D)	98	60.5%	Scott Wagner (R)	61	37.7%	3 [+]	1.9%	162	-3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 2 (1.2%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2016	S3	58%	Pat Toomey* (R)	114	54.8%	Katie McGinty (D)	79	38.0%	15 [+]	7.2%	208	6	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 15 (7.2%);
2014	G	33%	Tom Wolf (D)	85	68.5%	Tom Corbett* (R)	39	31.5%	0	0.0%	124	-14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	201
Median Value	$93,600

Occupied	172	85.6%
Vacant	29	14.4%

Owned	139	80.8%
Rented	33	19.2%
Median Rent	$1,069

Single-Family Units	192	95.5%
Detached	141	70.1%
Attached	51	25.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2	1.0%
Mobile Homes	1	0.5%

Mechanicsville borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mechanicsville borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Mechanicsville borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mechanicsville borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mechanicsville borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mechanicsville borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mechanicsville borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mechanicsville borough, PA