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Mechanicstown, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $270,175 (it was $98,500 in 2000)
Mechanicstown:

$270,175
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $205,230 - $398,077

Total population: 6,858 (Urban population: 6,146, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 3,745 (3,562 occupied: 1,777 owner occupied, 1,838 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

51%
State:

46%

Housing density: 1,126 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $283,793.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,457 (lower quartile is $1,076, upper quartile is $1,812)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $6,632


Median gross rent in Mechanicstown, NY in 2022: $1,534

Housing units in Mechanicstown with a mortgage: 1,156 (87 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 89 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $108,912

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $64,055

Median monthly housing costs: $1,460

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Mechanicstown, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1981

Median year apartment built: 1997

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,721
  • Male householders: 1,678 (548 living alone), Female householders: 1,859 (769 living alone)
  • 1,344 spouses (1,332 opposite-sex spouses), 197 unmarried partners, (197 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,555 children (2,528 natural, 20 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 174 grandchildren, 134 brothers or sisters, 75 parents, 0 foster children, 227 other relatives, 259 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 214

Size of family households: 759 2-persons, 530 3-persons, 490 4-persons, 160 5-persons, 95 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,330 1-person, 137 2-persons, 64 4-persons.

920 married couples with children.
587 single-parent households (211 men, 376 women).

71.0% of residents of Mechanicstown speak English at home.
22.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,143 (24.6%)
(44.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mechanicstown, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mechanicstown, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 511 bedroom
  • 5362 bedrooms
  • 8653 bedrooms
  • 2674 bedrooms
  • 605+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mechanicstown, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mechanicstown, New York
  • 17no bedroom
  • 8121 bedroom
  • 5722 bedrooms
  • 4383 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Mechanicstown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mechanicstown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 121no vehicle
  • 6331 vehicle
  • 8502 vehicles
  • 1023 vehicles
  • 714 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Mechanicstown in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mechanicstown in renter-occupied apartments
  • 474no vehicle
  • 7681 vehicle
  • 4542 vehicles
  • 1433 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mechanicstown, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mechanicstown, New York
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 553 rooms
  • 1804 rooms
  • 5285 rooms
  • 4026 rooms
  • 1397 rooms
  • 2328 rooms
  • 2429+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mechanicstown, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mechanicstown, New York
  • 171 room
  • 1212 rooms
  • 4973 rooms
  • 5784 rooms
  • 4225 rooms
  • 1726 rooms
  • 327 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Mechanicstown, NY
Mechanicstown CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Mechanicstown, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Mechanicstown, NY in 2022
  • 101Less than $10,000
  • 360$10,000 to $19,999
  • 542$20,000 to $29,999
  • 173$30,000 to $39,999
  • 156$40,000 to $49,999
  • 127$50,000 to $59,999
  • 339$60,000 to $74,999
  • 677$75,000 to $99,999
  • 383$100,000 to $124,999
  • 275$125,000 to $149,999
  • 462$150,000 to $199,999
  • 44$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Mechanicstown, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Mechanicstown, NY in 2022
  • 54Less than $10,000
  • 8$20,000 to $24,999
  • 24$25,000 to $29,999
  • 19$70,000 to $79,999
  • 16$80,000 to $89,999
  • 74$100,000 to $124,999
  • 44$125,000 to $149,999
  • 100$150,000 to $174,999
  • 94$175,000 to $199,999
  • 206$200,000 to $249,999
  • 141$250,000 to $299,999
  • 426$300,000 to $399,999
  • 182$400,000 to $499,999
  • 156$500,000 to $749,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Mechanicstown, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Mechanicstown, NY in 2022
  • 11$200 to $249
  • 18$250 to $299
  • 12$500 to $549
  • 44$550 to $599
  • 28$600 to $649
  • 104$650 to $699
  • 59$800 to $899
  • 88$900 to $999
  • 363$1,000 to $1,249
  • 228$1,250 to $1,499
  • 722$1,500 to $1,999
  • 184$2,000 to $2,499
  • 17$2,500 to $2,999
  • 36No cash rent
Work and jobs in Mechanicstown: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.7%
Number of people working at home: 207 (6.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 25
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 430
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 285
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 548
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 550
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 114
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 167
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 128
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 27
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 215
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 269
  • 90 or more minutes: 397
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Mechanicstown

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,745 (71.0%)
  • Carpooled: 543 (14.0%)
  • Bus: 81 (2.1%)
  • Taxi: 95 (2.5%)
  • Walked: 167 (4.3%)
  • Worked at home: 207 (5.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 7.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 14.7%Males
  • 14.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 18.9%Males
  • 8.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 19.4%Males
  • 10.2%Females
Races in Mechanicstown detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Mechanicstown, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Mechanicstown, New York
  • 8112010 or later
  • 4732000 to 2009
  • 3251990 to 1999
  • 2331980 to 1989
  • 1751970 to 1979
  • 216Before 1970
Ancestries in Mechanicstown, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Jamaican: 402 (8.7%)
  • Italian: 353 (7.6%)
  • Irish: 328 (7.1%)
  • Barbadian: 265 (5.7%)
  • American: 264 (5.7%)
  • German: 181 (3.9%)
  • Greek: 131 (2.8%)
  • English: 85 (1.8%)
  • Dutch: 58 (1.3%)
  • Polish: 39 (0.8%)
  • Eastern European: 33 (0.7%)
  • Haitian: 33 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 27 (0.6%)
  • Ethiopian: 22 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 20 (0.4%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18 (0.4%)
  • French: 16 (0.3%)
  • European: 13 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 13 (0.3%)
  • Guyanese: 10 (0.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 8 (0.2%)
  • British: 5 (0.1%)

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

Mexico
Mechanicstown:

17.8% (347)
New York:

4.8% (214,559)

Jamaica
Mechanicstown:

16.8% (326)
New York:

5.0% (227,557)

Dominican Republic
Mechanicstown:

13.5% (263)
New York:

11.1% (501,040)

Greece
Mechanicstown:

7.3% (142)
New York:

0.6% (28,604)

India
Mechanicstown:

6.9% (135)
New York:

3.5% (158,432)

Colombia
Mechanicstown:

5.4% (105)
New York:

2.5% (111,920)

Barbados
Mechanicstown:

5.0% (97)
New York:

0.6% (25,124)

Guatemala
Mechanicstown:

4.9% (96)
New York:

1.4% (61,245)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Mechanicstown:

3.2% (63)
New York:

9.1% (410,910)

Haiti
Mechanicstown:

2.7% (53)
New York:

2.8% (126,936)

Bangladesh
Mechanicstown:

2.5% (49)
New York:

2.6% (117,288)

El Salvador
Mechanicstown:

2.2% (43)
New York:

2.4% (108,067)

Cuba
Mechanicstown:

1.9% (36)
New York:

0.5% (23,242)

England
Mechanicstown:

1.5% (30)
New York:

0.5% (23,058)

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

  • This state: 5,907
  • Other state: 591
  • Northeast: 316
  • Midwest: 67
  • South: 118
  • West: 84

93.0% of Mechanicstown residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73.3% lived in New York.


Mechanicstown:

93.0%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 37
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 6
  • 5th and 6th grade: 8
  • 7th and 8th grade: 162
  • 9th grade: 39
  • 10th grade: 122
  • 11th grade: 214
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 83
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 907
  • Less than 1 year of college: 182
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 352
  • Associate degree: 136
  • Bachelor's degree: 340
  • Master's degree: 107
  • Professional school degree: 43
  • Doctorate degree: 22
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 59
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 11
  • 5th and 6th grade: 19
  • 7th and 8th grade: 29
  • 9th grade: 71
  • 10th grade: 85
  • 11th grade: 82
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 17
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,297
  • Less than 1 year of college: 207
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 475
  • Associate degree: 293
  • Bachelor's degree: 400
  • Master's degree: 182
  • Professional school degree: 56
  • Doctorate degree: 31
Educational Attainment for Females
Mechanicstown marital status for males
Mechanicstown marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,326
  • One, attached: 890
  • Two: 107
  • 3 or 4: 108
  • 5 to 9: 597
  • 10 to 19: 255
  • 20 to 49: 241
  • 50 or more: 216
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Mechanicstown
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mechanicstown, NY
  • 74.1%Utility gas
  • 12.9%Electricity
  • 9.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mechanicstown, NY
  • 70.0%Utility gas
  • 26.2%Electricity
  • 3.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here:

1.9%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here:

3.8%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 147
Here:

33.3%
New York:

39.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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