Mechanicsville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Mechanicsville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Mechanicsville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.85 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Mechanicsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Mechanicsville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.57% of adults in Mechanicsville have a college degree.
The per capita income in Mechanicsville in 2022 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.
