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Mount Vernon Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Mount Vernon Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

35,527

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.2%
5 - 17:
18.3%
18 - 24:
9.0%
25 - 34:
15.6%
35 - 54:
20.9%
55 - 64:
11.3%
Over 65 Years:
17.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
87.1%
87.1%
24.7%
24.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Mount Vernon
USA
$33,522
$33,522
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Mount Vernon
USA
$69,227
$69,227
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Construction
Education
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Agriculture
Transportation
Public Service
Other
Arts
Wholesale
Finance
14.0%
14.0%
13.5%
13.5%
10.5%
10.5%
9.1%
9.1%
8.8%
8.8%
7.2%
7.2%
6.0%
6.0%
5.1%
5.1%
4.6%
4.6%
3.9%
3.9%
3.8%
3.8%
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
56.4%
56.4%
35.1%
35.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.2%
3.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Norwegian
European
Swedish
Scottish
French
Italian
Dutch
Russian
Scots-Irish
Polish
British
Scandinavian
Welsh
Danish
Ukrainian
Hungarian
Greek
11.1%
11.1%
10.0%
10.0%
8.8%
8.8%
6.0%
6.0%
3.3%
3.3%
3.1%
3.1%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
Russian
Slavic languages
Chinese
Native American languages
Langs. of India
German/Yiddish
Arabic
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
Thai
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Japanese
West Germanic languages
French Creole
French
African languages
Hungarian
68.9%
68.9%
26.7%
26.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Mount Vernon Residents

16.1%