Mechanicsville

Population & Demographics

Mechanicsville, VA

Mechanicsville is home to 38,683 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,121 resident workers commute each day.

VirginiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
38,683
people
Population

38,683 residents

Median age 41.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Mechanicsville population & demographics

Who lives in Mechanicsville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
38,683
Median age
41.8yrs
Median household income
$98,595
Median home value
$351,000
Median gross rent
$1,724/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
35.8%
Poverty rate
5.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Mechanicsville

How Mechanicsville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White82.3%
Black8.2%
Two or more races4.7%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Asian1.5%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Mechanicsville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Mechanicsville.

Mechanicsville at a glance
Employed Residents
21,121
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Richmond
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Mechanicsville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Mechanicsville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

61 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Mechanicsville

21,121 commutes, one dot at a time

Mechanicsville

Where 21,121 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Mechanicsville, by worker count.

1Richmond8.1 mi3,680
2Mechanicsville0.0 mi2,391
3Ashland11.5 mi1,002
4Innsbrook12.2 mi700
5Laurel8.5 mi381
6Short Pump14.5 mi319
7Sandston7.5 mi285
8Tuckahoe12.3 mi275

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Mechanicsville.

1Mechanicsville0.0 mi2,391
2Richmond8.1 mi2,232
3Tuckahoe12.3 mi434
4Highland Springs5.4 mi355
5East Highland Park3.9 mi330
6Virginia Beach88.6 mi276
7Glen Allen7.4 mi265
8Short Pump14.5 mi252

Top industries

The sectors that employ Mechanicsville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance23.2%
RTRetail Trade16.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.5%
WSWholesale Trade8.0%
COConstruction5.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.9%
PAPublic Administration4.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Mechanicsville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps96%
5 Gbps92%
8 Gbps
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