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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mechanicsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mechanicsville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mechanicsville who work in management occupations (11.96%), office and administrative support (11.83%), and sales jobs (10.45%). 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: 14.32% 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. The education level of Mechanicsville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.29% of adults in Mechanicsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Mechanicsville in 2022 was $43,576, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $174,304 for a family of four. 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, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Mechanicsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
