Mechanicsville.
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9 tracts·30K people·$351K median·1,065/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Mechanicsville is $351,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Mechanicsville has 38,683 residents across 7 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.8; the population is 82.3% White, 8.2% Black, 4.7% Multiracial, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 35.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.2% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Rural Point Elementary (89%), Washington-Henry Elementary (83%) and Laurel Meadow Elementary (77%) lead the elementary schools; Bell Creek Middle is the middle school with reported scores (76%); Mechanicsville High is the high school with reported scores (86%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,724/month, 9% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Mechanicsville is $98,595 a year, 15% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Mechanicsville, median rent is $1,724/month and the median home value is $351,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 30°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mechanicsville are drought (92), earthquake (76) and lightning (73), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Mechanicsville, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).