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.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Mechanicsville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.21% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 citizens of Mechanicsville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.