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Mechanicville city, Saratoga County, NY

5,143 Population
0.8 square miles 6,131.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43 ±7.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Saratoga County: 43.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$35,148 ±$4,045 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Saratoga County: $54,698 ±$1,208
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $49,520 ±$230
$47,331 ±$6,095 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Saratoga County: $99,653 ±$3,109
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $84,578 ±$372

18.5% ±6% (950  ±307) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Saratoga County: 6.7% † 15,723 (±0.8% / ±1,777)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 13.7% 2,656,674 (±0.1% / ±27,351)

27.4 minutes ±3.9 (66,130  ±12,939) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Saratoga County: 25.6 2,645,345 (±0.7 / ±90,003)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 32.8 266,142,800 (±0.1 / ±921,890)

Families

2,662 ±228 Number of households
  • Saratoga County: 99,835 ±837
  • New York: 7,668,956 ±12,766
1.9 ±0.2 (5,143  ±18) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Saratoga County: 2.3 233,256 (±0 / ±71)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,274,232

6.6% ±5.8% (78  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Saratoga County: 4.3% † 2,201 (±0.6% / ±314)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 4.9% 230,168 (±0.1% / ±4,006)

Housing

2,938 ±243 Number of housing units
  • Saratoga County: 111,127 ±90
  • New York: 8,539,536 ±1,410

$185,900 ±$32,614 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Saratoga County: $324,800 ±$6,350
  • about half the amount in New York: $403,000 ±$1,347

13.1% ±5.3% (672  ±268.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Saratoga County: 10.9% 25,548 (±0.8% / ±1,872.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 10.1% 1,981,213 (±0.1% / ±18,773.1)

Social

90.3% ±9.6% (3,390  ±423.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Saratoga County: 94.2% 162,446 (±1.7% / ±2,886.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,297,601 (±0.2% / ±31,621.6)
20.1% ±5.7% (755  ±221.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Saratoga County: 43.8% 75,452 (±1.1% / ±1,959.7)
  • about half the rate in New York: 39.6% 5,535,503 (±0.2% / ±20,933.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±1.6% (123  ±84) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Saratoga County: 5.7% 13,561
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,499,147

10.2% ±3.9% (444  ±170) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Saratoga County: 7.3% 13,864 (±0.5% / ±887)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.9% 607,728 (±0% / ±6,791)
444 Total veterans ±170 403 Male ±161 41 Female ±45

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