Mechanicsville, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 508 (All urban)

Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 248 (218 occupied: 197 owner occupied, 21 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	29%

Housing density: 751 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: $350 (lower quartile is $180, upper quartile is $506)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $364

Median gross rent in Mechanicsville, PA in 2007: $540

Housing units in Mechanicsville with a mortgage: 71 (5 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 118

Mechanicsville,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,495 (it was $64,400 in 2000)

Mechanicsville:	$89,495
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,954 - $136,575

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $108,813
Here: $108,813
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $59,763
Here: $59,763
State: $160,289

Mobile homes: $45,000
Here: $45,000
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 552

In family households: 496 (144 male householders, 30 female householders)
130 spouses, 168 children (158 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 3 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 56 (26 male householders (22 living alone)), 25 female householders (23 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 79 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 6 2-persons.

84 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (8 men, 15 women).

98.5% of residents of Mechanicsville speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 1 4 rooms: 9 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 77 7 rooms: 43 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 20

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 2 5 rooms: 7 6 rooms: 5 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 4
1990 to 1994: 2
1980 to 1989: 12
1970 to 1979: 15
1960 to 1969: 29
1950 to 1959: 46
1940 to 1949: 23
1939 or earlier: 117

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mechanicsville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 1 2 bedrooms: 30 3 bedrooms: 127 4 bedrooms: 35 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mechanicsville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 4 3 bedrooms: 13 4 bedrooms: 2 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mechanicsville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 50 2 vehicles: 90 3 vehicles: 36 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Mechanicsville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 12 2 vehicles: 3 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 1
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 19
$60,000 to $69,999: 34
$70,000 to $79,999: 13
$80,000 to $89,999: 17
$90,000 to $99,999: 17
$100,000 to $124,999: 41
$125,000 to $149,999: 24
$150,000 to $174,999: 7
$175,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 to $249,999: 2
$250,000 to $299,999: 1
$300,000 to $399,999: 2
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Mechanicsville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mechanicsville:

Less than $100: 2 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 2
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 7

Mechanicsville, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.8%
Number of people working at home: 6 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 12
5 to 9 minutes: 48
10 to 14 minutes: 59
15 to 19 minutes: 42
20 to 24 minutes: 31
25 to 29 minutes: 10
30 to 34 minutes: 3
35 to 39 minutes: 4
40 to 44 minutes: 5
45 to 59 minutes: 17
60 to 89 minutes: 3
90 or more minutes: 1

Mechanicsville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 199 (83%)
Carpooled: 16 (7%)
Walked: 20 (8%)
Worked at home: 6 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 26
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 25
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $44,999: 14
$45,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 32
$60,000 to $74,999: 20
$75,000 to $99,999: 17
$100,000 to $124,999: 6
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 129

Irish: 79

Polish: 53

Italian: 43

United States or American: 30

Lithuanian: 24

English: 17

Other groups: 15

Ukrainian: 14

Dutch: 9

Arab:: 6

Lebanese: 6

Pennsylvania German: 5

Scotch-Irish: 4

Scottish: 3

Welsh: 3

Czech: 2

Greek: 2

Slovak: 2

Yugoslavian: 1

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

This state: 509
Northeast: 17
Midwest: 1
South: 19
West: 4

79% of Mechanicsville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 3
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 3
High school graduate (or equivalency): 98
Less than 1 year of college: 8
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 26
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 4
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 115
Less than 1 year of college: 12
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2
Associate degree: 12
Bachelor's degree: 5
Master's degree: 6
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 11.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,076
Some other race householders: $9,359
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $7,497

Mechanicsville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mechanicsville marital status for males

Mechanicsville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,494

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 181
One, attached: 41
3 or 4: 8
5 to 9: 14
Mobile homes: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $60,101

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mechanicsville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%) Utility gas (18%) Coal or coke (9%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (57%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%) Coal or coke (10%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	17.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	17.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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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