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43044

Mechanicsburg, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,964
Median household income
$76,397
People below poverty
11.2%
Median home value
$235,400

Income

The median income of households in 43044 was $76,397. An estimated 4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4
$10,000 to $14,999 5.6
$15,000 to $24,999 6.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11.5
$50,000 to $74,999 14.1
$75,000 to $99,999 17.2
$100,000 to $149,999 15.6
$150,000 to $199,999 7.1
$200,000 or more 11.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57296
Female 54181

An estimated 70.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,688. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.2
Social Security 41.1
Retirement income 26.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.7
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 4.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.1

In 2020-2024, 12 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 22.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 65.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 13.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 43044 in 2020-2024, 93.7% had health insurance coverage and 6.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.4% and public coverage was 33.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.1%.


In 2020-2024, 43044 had a total population of 4,964 - 2,435 (49.1%) females and 2,529 (50.9%) males. The median age was 39.8 years. An estimated 20.7% of the population was under 18 years, 31.8% was 19 to 44 years, 25.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 20 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 43044 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 166 157
5 to 9 154 97
10 to 14 142 169
15 to 19 142 110
20 to 24 181 111
25 to 29 246 166
30 to 34 186 148
35 to 39 141 177
40 to 44 118 106
45 to 49 109 206
50 to 54 171 160
55 to 59 197 129
60 to 64 114 168
65 to 69 136 181
70 to 74 134 142
75 to 79 82 89
80 to 84 39 56
85 and over 71 63

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.7% were White; 1.5% were Black or African American; 14% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.9% of the people in 43044 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.6% of the people in 43044 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,828 households in 43044. The average household size was 2.65 people.

Married-couple households made up 62.6% of the households in 43044 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.2% of all households, while 11.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.8% of all households.

In 43044, 31.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 62.6
Cohabiting Couples 4.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56% of males and 56% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.2 19
Now married, except separated 56 56
Separated 1 1.1
Widowed 2.4 11.4
Divorced 12.5 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 43044, 74 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 2.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.7% of the people living in 43044 were U.S. natives. 81.6% of the 43044 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.3% of 43044 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 66.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 43044 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 43044.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 33.9
Asia 11.3
Europe 46.1
Africa 0
Northern America 3.5
Oceania 5.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 43044 in 2020-2024, 1.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.2% of people at least five years old; 0.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.6
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 43044 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.8
Different house, same county 6.1
Different county, same state 5.8
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 43044 was 974 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 37 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 786. College or graduate school enrollment was 151.

Educational Attainment of People in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.5
High school diploma or equivalency 49.4
Some college, no degree 17.9
Associate's degree 10
Bachelor's degree 11.3
Graduate or professional degree 4.9

Disability

In 43044, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.1% of people under 18 years old, to 5.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 43044, 60.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,908 79.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 366 15.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 139 5.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 43044 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.8
Construction 7
Manufacturing 12.7
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 9.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.6
Information 2.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.5
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 6.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 43044 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 984 40.8
Service occupations 351 14.5
Sales and office occupations 341 14.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 204 8.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 533 22.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.3% of 43044 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.2
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 15.1

In 2020-2024, 43044 had a total of 1,970 housing units. Of these housing units, 86.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 86.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.6
Mobile homes 3.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 32.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 43044 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 73.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 43044 had 1,828 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 142 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.7% while renters occupied 21.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.82 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.02.

2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.3% and another 35.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 43044:

House Heating Fuel Used in 43044 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 57.7
Electricity 32.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.7
All other fuels 5.2
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 43044 was $235,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.7 % had a mortgage. 42.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,416 and for owners without a mortgage it was $578.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 43044 was $830. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.