Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Population History 1990 - 2017
Latest Data (2017)
| Population | 9,016 |
| Nationwide Rank | 3260 |
Quick Facts
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is the 3,260th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is a borough.
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is currently 4.6% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania's growth is below average. 60% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
Similarly Sized Cities In US
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3250 | Star, Idaho | 9,076 | 370.2% |
| 3251 | Flowood, Mississippi | 9,061 | 62.7% |
| 3252 | Charlotte, Michigan | 9,057 | 2.0% |
| 3253 | Chanute, Kansas | 9,054 | -3.6% |
| 3254 | Columbia City, Indiana | 9,044 | 22.0% |
| 3255 | Brewer, Maine | 9,043 | 0.6% |
| 3256 | Grinnell, Iowa | 9,027 | -0.8% |
| 3257 | Shelby, Ohio | 9,023 | -8.1% |
| 3258 | Manteno, Illinois | 9,021 | 37.8% |
| 3259 | Wood-Ridge, New Jersey | 9,018 | 18.0% |
| 3260 | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | 9,016 | 0.0% |
| 3261 | Grants, New Mexico | 9,011 | 2.1% |
| 3262 | Rio Vista, California | 9,009 | 90.7% |
| 3263 | Aliquippa, Pennsylvania | 9,006 | -22.6% |
| 3264 | Alma, Michigan | 8,995 | -3.2% |
| 3265 | Oakwood, Ohio | 8,993 | 1393.8% |
| 3266 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota | 8,983 | 29.4% |
| 3267 | Shawano, Wisconsin | 8,980 | 4.5% |
| 3268 | Waseca, Minnesota | 8,978 | -6.8% |
| 3269 | Lancaster, South Carolina | 8,976 | 8.0% |
| 3270 | Sheffield Lake, Ohio | 8,976 | -3.9% |
Similarly Sized Cities In Pennsylvania
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2069 | Phoenixville | 16,943 | 14.4% |
| 2105 | Lansdale | 16,588 | 3.1% |
| 2209 | Hermitage | 15,635 | -3.5% |
| 2213 | Hanover | 15,607 | 7.0% |
| 2221 | Wilkinsburg | 15,554 | -16.7% |
| 2316 | Franklin Park | 14,552 | 27.3% |
| 2341 | Greensburg | 14,299 | -9.8% |
| 2350 | Bloomsburg | 14,231 | 15.2% |
| 2397 | Ephrata | 13,885 | 5.3% |
| 2421 | Whitehall | 13,733 | -4.8% |
| 2439 | Pottsville | 13,625 | -12.1% |
| 2448 | Washington | 13,566 | -10.5% |
| 2482 | Sharon | 13,259 | -18.5% |
| 2500 | Indiana | 13,149 | -12.3% |
| 2503 | Coatesville | 13,123 | 20.7% |
| 2506 | Butler | 13,107 | -13.1% |
| 2514 | Dunmore | 13,069 | -8.6% |
| 2526 | Meadville | 12,973 | -5.0% |
| 2543 | Kingston | 12,878 | -6.7% |
| 2610 | New Kensington | 12,466 | -14.9% |
| 2628 | St. Marys | 12,370 | -14.5% |
| 2762 | Elizabethtown | 11,586 | -2.4% |
| 2773 | Yeadon | 11,505 | -2.0% |
| 2781 | Emmaus | 11,454 | 1.2% |
| 2819 | Lower Burrell | 11,228 | -10.8% |
| 2820 | Jefferson Hills | 11,226 | 15.6% |
| 2834 | Munhall | 11,158 | -7.9% |
| 2879 | Waynesboro | 10,877 | 13.1% |
| 2908 | Darby | 10,700 | 4.0% |
| 2922 | Lansdowne | 10,646 | -3.4% |
| 2962 | Wyomissing | 10,454 | 0.2% |
| 2966 | Columbia | 10,432 | 1.0% |
| 3009 | East Stroudsburg | 10,287 | 3.8% |
| 3011 | Nanticoke | 10,279 | -5.8% |
| 3050 | Berwick | 10,086 | -6.0% |
| 3084 | Northampton | 9,888 | 5.2% |
| 3094 | Oil City | 9,863 | -14.0% |
| 3107 | Uniontown | 9,824 | -20.9% |
| 3143 | Bristol | 9,631 | -3.1% |
| 3160 | Sunbury | 9,519 | -10.0% |
| 3178 | Lititz | 9,415 | 4.2% |
| 3185 | Brentwood | 9,398 | -9.9% |
| 3203 | Lock Haven | 9,284 | 1.5% |
| 3206 | Middletown | 9,270 | 1.8% |
| 3223 | Jeannette | 9,190 | -13.5% |
| 3225 | Economy | 9,178 | -1.8% |
| 3230 | Warren | 9,162 | -10.4% |
| 3260 | Mechanicsburg | 9,016 | 0.0% |
| 3263 | Aliquippa | 9,006 | -22.6% |
| 3310 | Quakertown | 8,843 | -0.9% |
| 3312 | Canonsburg | 8,837 | 2.7% |
| 3323 | Collingdale | 8,791 | 1.5% |
| 3341 | Swissvale | 8,746 | -9.0% |
| 3384 | Morrisville | 8,578 | -14.4% |
| 3392 | Perkasie | 8,555 | -3.2% |
| 3413 | Beaver Falls | 8,483 | -14.2% |
| 3422 | Carbondale | 8,447 | -13.5% |
| 3441 | Dormont | 8,377 | -10.0% |
| 3454 | Millersville | 8,353 | 7.5% |
| 3469 | Doylestown | 8,315 | 1.0% |
| 3473 | Bradford | 8,305 | -9.0% |
| 3504 | Mount Joy | 8,215 | 21.2% |
| 3507 | Lewistown | 8,205 | -8.6% |
| 3517 | Castle Shannon | 8,173 | -5.0% |
| 3526 | Bellevue | 8,159 | -6.9% |
| 3545 | Pleasant Hills | 8,132 | -5.7% |
| 3562 | Conshohocken | 8,053 | 6.0% |
| 3565 | Brookhaven | 8,039 | 0.7% |
| 3574 | Grove City | 8,011 | 0.0% |
| 3596 | Latrobe | 7,949 | -11.3% |
| 3598 | Camp Hill | 7,939 | 4.0% |
| 3599 | Old Forge | 7,937 | -9.5% |
| 3601 | Downingtown | 7,928 | 4.0% |
| 3609 | Carnegie | 7,898 | -5.8% |
| 3635 | Wilson | 7,819 | 2.1% |
| 3679 | Pittston | 7,694 | -4.7% |
| 3687 | White Oak | 7,673 | -10.1% |
| 3699 | Gettysburg | 7,633 | 1.8% |
| 3735 | Palmyra | 7,527 | 6.1% |
| 3741 | Ellwood City | 7,501 | -13.7% |
| 3759 | DuBois | 7,454 | -8.2% |
| 3763 | Hatboro | 7,436 | 0.5% |
| 3781 | Connellsville | 7,368 | -18.7% |
| 3794 | Monessen | 7,339 | -15.1% |
| 3803 | New Cumberland | 7,318 | -0.2% |
| 3856 | Glenolden | 7,161 | -4.1% |
| 3888 | Shamokin | 7,061 | -11.6% |
| 3893 | Ridley Park | 7,040 | -2.0% |
| 3902 | Souderton | 7,008 | 4.0% |
| 3920 | Huntingdon | 6,964 | 0.6% |
| 3922 | Archbald | 6,954 | 11.8% |
| 3951 | Milton | 6,847 | 3.5% |
| 3988 | Tamaqua | 6,747 | -5.6% |
| 3999 | Ambridge | 6,724 | -13.1% |
| 4009 | Clifton Heights | 6,702 | -1.0% |
| 4037 | Folcroft | 6,614 | -5.1% |
| 4038 | Clairton | 6,611 | -21.6% |
| 4046 | West View | 6,602 | -8.7% |
| 4050 | Catasauqua | 6,596 | 0.1% |
| 4077 | Ambler | 6,521 | 1.4% |
| 4088 | Prospect Park | 6,491 | -1.4% |
| 4107 | Oakmont | 6,445 | -6.5% |
| 4128 | California | 6,364 | 20.8% |
| 4134 | Forest Hills | 6,354 | -10.2% |
| 4140 | Corry | 6,347 | -6.9% |
| 4142 | Red Lion | 6,346 | 3.0% |
| 4156 | Bellefonte | 6,308 | -1.6% |
| 4166 | Swarthmore | 6,257 | 1.4% |
| 4171 | Blakely | 6,245 | -10.9% |
| 4188 | Kennett Square | 6,174 | 16.9% |
| 4199 | South Williamsport | 6,142 | -4.0% |
| 4203 | Franklin | 6,137 | 1294.7% |
| 4271 | Edinboro | 5,965 | -14.0% |
| 4281 | McKees Rocks | 5,950 | -10.5% |
| 4282 | Steelton | 5,949 | 1.7% |
| 4285 | Somerset | 5,945 | -12.0% |
| 4292 | Taylor | 5,934 | -8.0% |
| 4295 | Selinsgrove | 5,922 | 10.2% |
| 4301 | Clearfield | 5,913 | -10.8% |
| 4313 | Norwood | 5,895 | -1.4% |
| 4331 | Hellertown | 5,847 | 4.4% |
| 4345 | Plymouth | 5,809 | -10.4% |
| 4348 | Crafton | 5,803 | -13.1% |
| 4349 | Dickson City | 5,799 | -6.2% |
| 4355 | Punxsutawney | 5,788 | -7.5% |
| 4356 | New Brighton | 5,785 | -12.5% |
| 4363 | Hollidaysburg | 5,767 | 7.4% |
| 4369 | Moosic | 5,742 | 3.0% |
| 4382 | Lewisburg | 5,712 | 1.4% |
| 4383 | Nazareth | 5,711 | -5.0% |
| 4384 | Sharon Hill | 5,704 | 4.4% |
| 4410 | Mount Carmel | 5,650 | -11.3% |
| 4426 | Exeter | 5,589 | -6.1% |
| 4435 | Shippensburg | 5,575 | -0.2% |
| 4436 | Oxford | 5,574 | 28.5% |
| 4445 | Duquesne | 5,547 | -24.2% |
| 4455 | Coraopolis | 5,530 | -9.4% |
| 4457 | Greenville | 5,529 | -12.8% |
| 4460 | Monaca | 5,522 | -11.8% |
| 4465 | Stroudsburg | 5,511 | -4.6% |
| 4472 | New Holland | 5,492 | 7.6% |
| 4498 | Sayre | 5,434 | -6.3% |
| 4531 | Media | 5,362 | -3.0% |
| 4553 | Titusville | 5,323 | -13.3% |
| 4558 | Fox Chapel | 5,309 | -7.0% |
| 4560 | Palmerton | 5,306 | 1.2% |
| 4561 | Clarion | 5,305 | -13.7% |
| 4562 | Lehighton | 5,304 | -4.0% |
| 4570 | Shillington | 5,288 | 4.4% |
| 4593 | Tyrone | 5,242 | -5.0% |
| 4603 | Bangor | 5,227 | -1.7% |
| 4609 | Turtle Creek | 5,211 | -13.4% |
| 4630 | Birdsboro | 5,167 | 1.7% |
| 4633 | Schuylkill Haven | 5,155 | -6.8% |
| 4643 | Collegeville | 5,130 | 2.7% |
| 4694 | Kutztown | 5,059 | 5.6% |
| 4701 | Olyphant | 5,042 | 1.1% |
| 4712 | Bridgeville | 5,023 | -5.8% |
| 4719 | Sugarcreek | 5,009 | -5.8% |
| 4744 | Swoyersville | 4,963 | -3.5% |
| 4750 | Vandergrift | 4,952 | -8.9% |
| 4781 | Arnold | 4,903 | -13.2% |
| 4787 | Green Tree | 4,892 | 1.7% |
| 4791 | Manheim | 4,887 | 2.1% |
| 4809 | Duryea | 4,866 | 5.3% |
| 4813 | Clarks Summit | 4,857 | -5.0% |
| 4818 | Telford | 4,852 | 3.6% |
| 4838 | Shenandoah | 4,814 | -14.1% |
| 4843 | Westmont | 4,798 | -12.8% |
| 4847 | Royersford | 4,776 | 12.4% |
| 4859 | West Pittston | 4,757 | -5.8% |
| 4871 | North Braddock | 4,731 | -24.5% |
| 4888 | Fountain Hill | 4,709 | 2.1% |
| 4896 | Edwardsville | 4,703 | -5.3% |
| 4902 | Farrell | 4,687 | -22.2% |
| 4906 | New Freedom | 4,685 | 32.4% |
| 4924 | Lemoyne | 4,651 | 16.5% |
| 4936 | Hummelstown | 4,634 | 6.3% |
| 4938 | Jim Thorpe | 4,633 | -3.5% |
| 4939 | Danville | 4,631 | -5.4% |
| 4953 | Donora | 4,608 | -18.2% |
| 4958 | Bridgeport | 4,591 | 4.8% |
| 4961 | Avalon | 4,586 | -12.3% |
| 4965 | West York | 4,583 | 6.1% |
| 4998 | East Petersburg | 4,524 | 1.6% |
Demographics
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Population History
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9,016 | 3,260 |
| 2016 | 9,007 | 3,249 |
| 2015 | 8,999 | 3,249 |
| 2014 | 8,969 | 3,234 |
| 2013 | 8,982 | 3,225 |
| 2012 | 8,968 | 3,218 |
| 2011 | 8,954 | 3,213 |
| 2010 | 8,981 | 3,190 |
| 2009 | 8,730 | 3,221 |
| 2008 | 8,748 | 3,195 |
| 2007 | 8,788 | 3,174 |
| 2006 | 8,792 | 3,152 |
| 2005 | 8,785 | 3,129 |
| 2004 | 8,822 | 3,084 |
| 2003 | 8,886 | 3,054 |
| 2002 | 8,933 | 3,025 |
| 2001 | 8,963 | 3,001 |
| 2000 | 9,025 | 2,967 |
| 1990 | 9,447 | 2,576 |