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Mechanic Falls, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Mechanic Falls is a Census CDP of 1,991 people across 5.34 square miles of land, in Androscoggin County. Median household income is $46,384, 69.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mechanic Falls
What Mechanic Falls is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.34 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land373 plus or minus 93
- County holding the largest share of its areaAndroscoggin 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.
Mechanic Falls
How many people live in Mechanic Falls
- Population1,991 plus or minus 496
- Median age42.9
- Population under 18448 plus or minus 198
- Share under 1822.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Population 65 and over316 plus or minus 136
- Share 65 and over15.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households823 plus or minus 184
- Family households477 plus or minus 148
- Share of households that are families58.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mechanic Falls
- Median household income$46,384 plus or minus $19,122
- Per capita income$26,412 plus or minus $6,233
- Civilian labor force966 plus or minus 278
- Employed921 plus or minus 278
- Unemployed45 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over1,423 plus or minus 342
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.2 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mechanic Falls
- Housing units880 plus or minus 193
- Occupied units823 plus or minus 184
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied571 plus or minus 181
- Renter occupied252 plus or minus 139
- Ownership rate69.4 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$244,300 plus or minus $53,831
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,076
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.8 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Single family units545 plus or minus 166
- Share single family61.9 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Units in buildings of two or more214 plus or minus 123
- Share in buildings of two or more24.3 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Mobile homes121 plus or minus 91
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mechanic Falls gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute847 plus or minus 259
- Commuting under 15 minutes198 plus or minus 131
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.4 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more323 plus or minus 198
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.1 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Drove alone80.8 percent
- Carpooled1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Worked from home6.4 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mechanic Falls
SBA loans in Mechanic Falls (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$3,225,000
- Average approval$1,612,500
- Median approval$1,612,500
- Largest approval$3,200,000
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term159 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mechanic Falls, 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.
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Flood risk in Mechanic Falls
- NFIP communityTown of Mechanic Falls
- NFIP community number230007
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/08/13
The Town of Mechanic Falls participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230007 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.
Androscoggin County, not Mechanic Falls
Androscoggin County context, not Mechanic Falls figures
- Establishments in Androscoggin County2,877
- Covered employment, Androscoggin County48,676
- Average annual pay, Androscoggin County$58,507
- Housing units permitted, Androscoggin County346
Every figure in this section is published for Androscoggin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mechanic Falls.
All Androscoggin County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Mechanic Falls questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mechanic Falls, Maine?
1,991, in 823 households. Mechanic Falls CDP covers 5.34 square miles of land, which is 373 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mechanic Falls in?
Androscoggin 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 Mechanic Falls?
$46,384. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $244,300. Median gross rent is $1,076 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mechanic Falls businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $3.2 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,612,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mechanic Falls, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mechanic Falls borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mechanic Falls. 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 Mechanic Falls in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mechanic Falls appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mechanic Falls, town of, community 230007, 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 Mechanic Falls figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Androscoggin 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 Mechanic Falls.
Is zoning published for Mechanic Falls?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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