Mechanicsville is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 39,482 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Mechanicsville is the 29th largest community in Virginia.Mechanicsville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Mechanicsville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mechanicsville who work in sales jobs (12.10%), management occupations (11.82%), and office and administrative support (11.48%). Also of interest is that Mechanicsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.21% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Mechanicsville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Mechanicsville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mechanicsville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.The education level of Mechanicsville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.71% of adults in Mechanicsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Mechanicsville in 2022 was $41,706, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,824 for a family of four. However, Mechanicsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mechanicsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mechanicsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mechanicsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mechanicsville include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Mechanicsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
