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Mechanicsburg, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Mechanicsburg is a Census village of 728 people across 1.04 square miles of land, in Sangamon County. Median household income is $93,125, 90.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $100,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mechanicsburg
What Mechanicsburg is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.04 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land703 plus or minus 232
- County holding the largest share of its areaSangamon County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mechanicsburg
How many people live in Mechanicsburg
- Population728 plus or minus 240
- Median age42.5
- Population under 18166 plus or minus 61
- Share under 1822.8 percent
- Population 65 and over119 plus or minus 44
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households281 plus or minus 68
- Family households198 plus or minus 56
- Share of households that are families70.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mechanicsburg
- Median household income$93,125 plus or minus $29,728
- Per capita income$40,477
- Civilian labor force406 plus or minus 161
- Employed394 plus or minus 161
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over497 plus or minus 144
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.2 percent plus or minus 36.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mechanicsburg
- Housing units297 plus or minus 71
- Occupied units281 plus or minus 68
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied254 plus or minus 67
- Renter occupied27 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate90.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$188,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$958
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units261 plus or minus 67
- Share single family87.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more3.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mechanicsburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute307 plus or minus 120
- Commuting under 15 minutes19 plus or minus 10
- Share commuting under 15 minutes6.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more169 plus or minus 107
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.0 percent plus or minus 27.3
- Drove alone77.0 percent plus or minus 45.5
- Carpooled2.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home19.8 percent plus or minus 11.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mechanicsburg
SBA loans in Mechanicsburg (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$100,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mechanicsburg, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mechanicsburg
Flood risk in Mechanicsburg
- NFIP communityVillage of Mechanicsburg
- NFIP community number170960
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/07
The Village of Mechanicsburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170960 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sangamon County, not Mechanicsburg
Sangamon County context, not Mechanicsburg figures
- Establishments in Sangamon County4,925
- Covered employment, Sangamon County134,376
- Average annual pay, Sangamon County$69,350
- Housing units permitted, Sangamon County191
Every figure in this section is published for Sangamon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mechanicsburg.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mechanicsburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mechanicsburg, Illinois?
728, in 281 households. Mechanicsburg village covers 1.04 square miles of land, which is 703 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mechanicsburg in?
Sangamon County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mechanicsburg?
$93,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $188,800. Median gross rent is $958 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mechanicsburg businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $100,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mechanicsburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mechanicsburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mechanicsburg. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mechanicsburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mechanicsburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mechanicsburg, village of, community 170960, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mechanicsburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sangamon County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mechanicsburg.
Is zoning published for Mechanicsburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.