Mechanicville is a somewhat small city located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,089 people and five associated neighborhoods, Mechanicville is the 316th largest community in New York. Mechanicville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Mechanicville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Mechanicville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Mechanicville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.10% of adults 25 and older in Mechanicville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mechanicville in 2022 was $35,148, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,592 for a family of four. However, Mechanicville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mechanicville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mechanicville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mechanicville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mechanicville include Irish, Italian, German, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Mechanicville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.