| Official Name: | Mechanicstown, New York |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Orange |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.82 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.67 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.14 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.35 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8065 |
| Population Density Km2: | 929.81 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2408.18 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 162 |
| Elevation Ft: | 531 |
| Coordinates: | 41.4494°N -74.3942°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-46349 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0956896 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Mechanicstown is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 8,065 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Mechanicstown is in the Town of Walkill, southeast of City of Middletown.
Mechanicstown is located at (41.449568, -74.394114).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4sqmi, of which 3.3sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (2.06%) is water.
As of the 2010 census, there were 6,858 people. The racial makeup was 47.1% white, 28.6% Hispanic, 20.9% African-American, 3.1% Asian, and 0.3% Native American.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 6,061 people, 2,241 households, and 1,479 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1821.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,311 housing units at an average density of 694.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.41% White, 13.91% African American, 0.45% Native American, 2.85% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 6.90% from other races, and 3.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.88% of the population.
There were 2,241 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,817, and the median income for a family was $51,699. Males had a median income of $35,918 versus $28,640 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,119. About 14.1% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.