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Mechanicstown, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Mechanicstown, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

7,479

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$81,250

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.5% since 2018

Mechanicstown added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,773 (42.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,247 (25.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,414 (16.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race817 (9.3%)
  • Asian Alone281 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races256 (2.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish829
  2. 2.Other Indo-European361
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)55
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island52
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)41

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

376

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$40,669

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care915
  2. 2.Retail Trade727
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade270
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management248
  5. 5.Information205

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations1,618
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,248
  3. 3.Service Occupations631
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations489
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations125

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 3.54×)270
  2. 2.Information (LQ 3.30×)205
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 2.02×)727
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.18×)915
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.93×)180

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$293,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,498/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999499 (27.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999269 (14.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999197 (10.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999192 (10.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999171 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999138 (7.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$58,356

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.7 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,452 (73.8%)
  • Carpooled345 (10.4%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other178 (5.4%)
  • Worked at Home162 (4.9%)
  • Public Transit125 (3.8%)
  • Walked62 (1.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.