Mechanicstown, NY

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Mechanicstown, New York

Mechanicstown has a population of 6,061.

The People and Families of Mechanicstown

In Mechanicstown, about 45% of adults are married.

Approximately 28% of Mechanicstown is non-white. No single racial group represents the town, a town where diversity is valued.

In the most recent census it emerged that people are more likely female than male in Mechanicstown, in comparison to similar towns.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Mechanicstown had a median family income of $51,699.

Mechanicstown Housing

Owners occupy 47% of the housing units in Mechanicstown. The average age of the housing in the town is relatively low. If the number of studio apartments and one-bedroom apartments is any indication, then Mechanicstown is a popular and practical place to live on one's own.

Commuting

In Mechanicstown, 93% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Mechanicstown strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Mechanicstown, NY

Comparing Mechanicstown to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Children Under 5 Years Old
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

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Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	6,061	100%
Male	2,813	46.4%
Female	3,248	53.6%
Under 18	1,504	24.8%
18+	4,557	75.2%
65+	939	15.5%
Median Age	36.7
Average Family Size	3.18
White	4,389	72.4%
African-American	843	13.9%
Asian	173	2.9%
American Indian & Alaskan	27	0.4%
Other	418	6.9%
Mixed Race	205	3.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1,205	19.9%
Median Family Income (1999)	$51,699
Population In Poverty	870	14.8%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	33.1%
Italian	21.6%
Irish	10.3%
German	7.3%
US/American	3.9%
Polish	3.8%
English	2.4%
Haitian	2.4%
Jamaican	2.1%
Dutch	1.4%
Austrian	1%
Russian	0.9%
West Indian	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	0.8%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.7%
Czechoslovakian	0.6%
Swedish	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Hungarian	0.5%
Pennsylvania German	0.4%
Welsh	0.4%
Finnish	0.4%
European	0.4%
Czech	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Syrian	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Scottish	0.3%
African	0.3%
British	0.2%
Eastern European	0.2%
British West Indian	0.2%
Nigerian	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%

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