Mechanicsville, VA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5150856, place: Mechanicsville CDP, Virginia)

Total Population: 30,464
Male: 14,660 (48.12%)
Female: 15,804 (51.88%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 2,126 (6.98%)
5 to 9 years: 2,389 (7.84%)
10 to 14 years: 2,362 (7.75%)
15 to 19 years: 1,882 (6.18%)
20 to 24 years: 1,191 (3.91%)
25 to 34 years: 4,567 (14.99%)
35 to 44 years: 5,672 (18.62%)
45 to 54 years: 4,181 (13.72%)
55 to 59 years: 1,569 (5.15%)
60 to 64 years: 1,110 (3.64%)
65 to 74 years: 1,926 (6.32%)
75 to 84 years: 1,156 (3.79%)
85 years and over: 333 (1.09%)

Median age: 36.2 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 22,265 (73.09%)
21 years and over: 21,450 (70.41%)
62 years and over: 4,041 (13.26%)
65 years and over: 3,415 (11.21%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 22,265 (73.09%)
--Male: 10,449 (34.3%)
--Female: 11,816 (38.79%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 3,415 (11.21%)
--Male: 1,360 (4.46%)
--Female: 2,055 (6.75%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 30,169 (99.03%)
--White: 27,468 (90.17%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 359 (1.18%)
--Black or African American: 1,951 (6.4%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 130 (0.43%)
--Asian: 275 (0.9%)
----Asian Indian: 58 (0.19%)
----Chinese: 45 (0.15%)
----Filipino: 50 (0.16%)
----Japanese: 17 (0.06%)
----Korean: 33 (0.11%)
----Vietnamese: 34 (0.11%)
----Other Asian: 38 (0.12%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 4 (0.01%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 3 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0%)
--Some other race: 149 (0.49%)
Two or more Races: 295 (0.97%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 359 (1.18%)
--Mexican: 120 (0.39%)
--Puerto Rican: 59 (0.19%)
--Cuban: 16 (0.05%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 164 (0.54%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 30,105 (98.82%)
--White Alone: 27,468 (90.17%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 30,256 (99.32%)
--Householder: 11,607 (38.1%)
--Spouse: 7,275 (23.88%)
--Child: 9,402 (30.86%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 7,758 (25.47%)
--Other relatives: 984 (3.23%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 334 (1.1%)
--Nonrelatives: 988 (3.24%)
----Unmarried partner: 448 (1.47%)
Living in group quarters: 208 (0.68%)
--Institutionalized Population: 114 (0.37%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 94 (0.31%)
Total households: 11,607
Family households (families): 8,831 (76.08%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,568 (39.36%)
--Married-couple families: 7,275 (62.68%)
----With own children under 18 years: 3,597 (30.99%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,231 (10.61%)
----With own children under 18 years: 789 (6.8%)
Nonfamily households: 2,776 (23.92%)
--Householder living alone: 2,289 (19.72%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 857 (7.38%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 4,816 (41.49%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,377 (20.48%)
Average household size: 2.61 people
Average family size: 3 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 11,915
Occupied housing units: 11,607 (97.42%)
Vacant housing units: 308 (2.58%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 14 (0.12%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4%
Occupied housing units: 11,607 (97.42%)
Owner occupied housing units: 9,486 (79.61%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,121 (17.8%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.69 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.24 people

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