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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Mechanicsville is $34,774, which is about the same as the state average of $34,849 and is higher than the national average of $27,334. Mechanicsville median household income is $83,125. On average Mechanicsville residents spend 39.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 31.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #184

Mechanicsville, MD	34,774 USD
Maryland	34,849 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mechanicsville, MD	36,982 USD
Maryland	38,261 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mechanicsville, MD	42,344 USD
Maryland	43,946 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mechanicsville, MD	32,288 USD
Maryland	32,665 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #157

Mechanicsville, MD	83,125 USD
Maryland	70,647 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mechanicsville, MD	96,032 USD
Maryland	91,454 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mechanicsville, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.13%	$4,013, see rank	27.41%	$15,083	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	16.70%	$13,439, see rank	24.17%	$15,510	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.90%	$244, see rank	1.91%	$3,674	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	16.88%	$13,431, see rank	19.82%	$27,273	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mechanicsville, MD	90,385 USD
Maryland	85,098 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mechanicsville, MD	99,012 USD
Maryland	106,643 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mechanicsville, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$90,110, see rank	$77,493	$54,999
Black	$42,031, see rank	$56,075	$35,194

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mechanicsville, MD	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$90,504, see rank	$36,504	$26,465
25 to 44	$104,625, see rank	$74,677	$57,132
45 to 64	$75,714, see rank	$85,695	$63,398
65 or over	$21,641, see rank	$43,861	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Employment Status

	Mechanicsville, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,204	see rank	4,503,062	238,733,844
Male¹	612	50.83%, see rank	47.64%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	554	90.52%, see rank	74.56%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.00%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	554	90.52%, see rank	73.56%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	547	98.74%, see rank	93.05%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7	1.26%, see rank	6.95%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	58	9.48%, see rank	25.44%	29.08%
Female¹	592	49.17%, see rank	52.36%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	459	77.53%, see rank	65.16%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	459	77.53%, see rank	64.89%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	459	100.00%, see rank	93.82%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	6.18%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	133	22.47%, see rank	34.84%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Commuting to Work

	Mechanicsville, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	959	100%	2,855,936	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	726	75.70%, see rank	73.17%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	144	15.02%, see rank	10.61%	10.35%
Public Transportation	20	2.09%, see rank	8.70%	4.94%
Walked	44	4.59%, see rank	2.50%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.72%
Worked at Home	25	2.61%, see rank	3.87%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mechanicsville, MD	39.3 minutes
Maryland	31.9 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mechanicsville, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,006	-	2,903,595	141,833,331
Male¹	547	54.37%, see rank	50.57%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	124	22.67%, see rank	40.65%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	98	17.92%, see rank	13.48%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36	6.58%, see rank	16.94%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	55	10.05%, see rank	10.35%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	151	27.61%, see rank	12.45%	18.08%
Female¹	459	45.63%, see rank	49.43%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	211	45.97%, see rank	46.03%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	70	15.25%, see rank	18.42%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	134	29.19%, see rank	31.50%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44	9.59%, see rank	3.33%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mechanicsville, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,006	100%	2,903,595	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8	0.80%, see rank	0.51%	1.86%
Construction	185	18.39%, see rank	7.50%	7.13%
Manufacturing	21	2.09%, see rank	5.27%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	12	1.19%, see rank	2.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	86	8.55%, see rank	9.77%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	57	5.67%, see rank	4.47%	5.07%
Information	9	0.89%, see rank	2.68%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	65	6.46%, see rank	6.81%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	116	11.53%, see rank	14.57%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	108	10.74%, see rank	22.30%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	60	5.96%, see rank	7.52%	8.86%
Public Administration	197	19.58%, see rank	10.98%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	82	8.15%, see rank	5.37%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Poverty Level

	Mechanicsville, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	159	10.41%, see rank	8.58%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	42	9.13%, see rank	5.70%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data.