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Mount Vernon, NY
Demographic Data



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 Aug 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

71,714

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.9%
5 - 17:
14.4%
18 - 24:
7.8%
25 - 34:
14.0%
35 - 54:
27.9%
55 - 64:
14.0%
Over 65 Years:
17.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.9%
5.9%
84.4%
84.4%
34.1%
34.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Mount Vernon
USA
$40,288
$40,288
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Mount Vernon
USA
$75,511
$75,511
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Administration
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Finance
Other
Public Service
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Arts
Wholesale
25.3%
25.3%
12.3%
12.3%
9.2%
9.2%
6.1%
6.1%
5.8%
5.8%
5.5%
5.5%
5.4%
5.4%
5.3%
5.3%
5.0%
5.0%
4.5%
4.5%
4.0%
4.0%
3.3%
3.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
59.5%
59.5%
17.2%
17.2%
15.6%
15.6%
5.3%
5.3%
1.9%
1.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Jamaican
Italian
Irish
African
Portuguese
German
British West Indian
Brazilian
Haitian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Guyanese
Ghanian
English
French
Polish
Barbadian
Other Subsaharan African
Nigerian
British
Russian
17.7%
17.7%
4.5%
4.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.3%
2.3%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Portuguese
French
French Creole
Italian
African languages
Native American languages
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
Other Indo-European
Langs. of India
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Thai
Slavic languages
Korean
Polish
Arabic
Hungarian
74.8%
74.8%
13.1%
13.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
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%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Mount Vernon Residents

32.5%

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