Mechanicsburg, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,721 (All urban)

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,169 (4,023 occupied: 2,510 owner occupied, 1,513 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1611 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $643 (lower quartile is $554, upper quartile is $788)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $571

Median gross rent in Mechanicsburg, PA in 2007: $740

Housing units in Mechanicsburg with a mortgage: 1,445 (174 second mortgage, 237 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 846

Mechanicsburg,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $158,426 (it was $109,600 in 2000)

Mechanicsburg:	$158,426
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $111,782 - $204,932

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $185,327
Here: $185,327
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $123,452
Here: $123,452
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $99,914
Here: $99,914
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $204,833
Here: $204,833
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $57,053
Here: $57,053
State: $211,072

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,980

In family households: 7,174 (2,038 male householders, 456 female householders)
2,012 spouses, 2,227 children (2,092 natural, 33 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 113 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 63 other relatives, 171 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,806 (582 male householders (463 living alone)), 949 female householders (844 living alone)), 275 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 62 (40 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,286 2-persons, 528 3-persons, 456 4-persons, 149 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,307 1-person, 190 2-persons, 34 3-persons.

1,388 married couples with children.
462 single-parent households (145 men, 317 women).

97.2% of residents of Mechanicsburg speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 147 (1.6%)
(64.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 111 5 rooms: 382 6 rooms: 649 7 rooms: 564 8 rooms: 472 9 or more rooms: 304

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 74 3 rooms: 286 4 rooms: 566 5 rooms: 321 6 rooms: 183 7 rooms: 60 8 rooms: 23 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 25
1995 to 1998: 36
1990 to 1994: 101
1980 to 1989: 403
1970 to 1979: 583
1960 to 1969: 521
1950 to 1959: 628
1940 to 1949: 205
1939 or earlier: 1,667

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mechanicsburg:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 495 3 bedrooms: 1,407 4 bedrooms: 496 5 or more bedrooms: 95

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mechanicsburg:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 503 2 bedrooms: 765 3 bedrooms: 218 4 bedrooms: 27 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mechanicsburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 127 1 vehicle: 718 2 vehicles: 1,292 3 vehicles: 321 4 vehicles: 45 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Mechanicsburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 203 1 vehicle: 832 2 vehicles: 417 3 vehicles: 46 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mechanicsburg, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 25
$70,000 to $79,999: 35
$80,000 to $89,999: 58
$90,000 to $99,999: 101
$100,000 to $124,999: 403
$125,000 to $149,999: 448
$150,000 to $174,999: 400
$175,000 to $199,999: 310
$200,000 to $249,999: 470
$250,000 to $299,999: 83
$300,000 to $399,999: 47
$400,000 to $499,999: 12
$500,000 to $749,999: 23
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Mechanicsburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mechanicsburg:

Less than $100: 18 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 18
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 18
$350 to $399: 30
$400 to $449: 50
$450 to $499: 97
$500 to $549: 165
$550 to $599: 162
$600 to $649: 157
$650 to $699: 177
$700 to $749: 109
$750 to $799: 139
$800 to $899: 171
$900 to $999: 56
$1,000 to $1,249: 38
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 31

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 22 1990 to 1994: 17 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 29 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 20 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 51

Mechanicsburg, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.4%
Number of people working at home: 159 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 174
5 to 9 minutes: 616
10 to 14 minutes: 836
15 to 19 minutes: 966
20 to 24 minutes: 931
25 to 29 minutes: 349
30 to 34 minutes: 612
35 to 39 minutes: 33
40 to 44 minutes: 54
45 to 59 minutes: 104
60 to 89 minutes: 95
90 or more minutes: 77

Mechanicsburg mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,143 (83%)
Carpooled: 449 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
Taxi: 26 (1%)
Bicycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 174 (3%)
Other means: 13 (0%)
Worked at home: 159 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 161
$10,000 to $14,999: 281
$15,000 to $19,999: 230
$20,000 to $24,999: 287
$25,000 to $29,999: 203
$30,000 to $34,999: 299
$35,000 to $39,999: 266
$40,000 to $44,999: 273
$45,000 to $49,999: 290
$50,000 to $59,999: 396
$60,000 to $74,999: 631
$75,000 to $99,999: 335
$100,000 to $124,999: 220
$125,000 to $149,999: 103
$150,000 to $199,999: 40
$200,000 or more: 10

First ancestries reported:

German: 2613

Irish: 787

United States or American: 702

Italian: 604

Other groups: 320

Polish: 304

English: 285

Scotch-Irish: 155

Scottish: 108

Pennsylvania German: 107

French (except Basque): 77

Welsh: 71

Dutch: 69

Slovak: 66

Swedish: 62

French Canadian: 57

European: 57

Croatian: 52

British: 47

Russian: 47

Greek: 39

Lithuanian: 33

Hungarian: 33

Danish: 25

Arab:: 22

Slavic: 21

Subsaharan African:: 19

Czechoslovakian: 18

Scandinavian: 16

Canadian: 15

Lebanese: 14

African: 13

Norwegian: 11

Celtic: 9

Portuguese: 9

Finnish: 8

Syrian: 8

Czech: 8

Latvian: 7

Swiss: 7

Alsatian: 6

Sierra Leonean: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Sierra Leone (22%)
Philippines (19%)
United Kingdom (17%)
Greece (15%)
Germany (12%)
Canada (10%)
Other Western Africa (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7159
Northeast: 588
Midwest: 241
South: 667
West: 159

62% of Mechanicsburg residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 43
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 96
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 94
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,081
Less than 1 year of college: 161
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 381
Associate degree: 195
Bachelor's degree: 656
Master's degree: 161
Professional school degree: 62
Doctorate degree: 28

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 77
9th grade: 60
10th grade: 105
11th grade: 61
12th grade, no diploma: 124
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,265
Less than 1 year of college: 161
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 401
Associate degree: 370
Bachelor's degree: 557
Master's degree: 164
Professional school degree: 60
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 28.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $57,018
Black householders: $37,045
Two or more races householders: $54,924
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,827

Mechanicsburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mechanicsburg household income for Two or more races householders

Mechanicsburg household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Mechanicsburg marital status for males

Mechanicsburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $159,582
Two or more races householders: $145,850

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,225
One, attached: 709
Two: 398
3 or 4: 320
5 to 9: 236
10 to 19: 141
20 to 49: 78
50 or more: 62

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mechanicsburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%) Utility gas (31%) Electricity (30%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (38%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Utility gas (24%) No fuel used (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40

Here:	4.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69

Here:	13.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51

Here:	20.4%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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