Mechanicville is a somewhat small city located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,083 people and five associated neighborhoods, Mechanicville is the 316th largest community in New York. Mechanicville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Mechanicville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The population of Mechanicville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Mechanicville, 23.20% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mechanicville in 2022 was $33,855, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,420 for a family of four. However, Mechanicville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mechanicville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mechanicville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mechanicville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Mechanicville include Irish, German, Italian, French, and English.

The most common language spoken in Mechanicville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.