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Mount Vernon city, NY


Westchester County, NY

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 72,817   ( 5,525 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.4 square miles
Population density: 16575.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:11,353 15.59% 8.8%
Black:43,32159.49% 5.1%
Indian:3800.52% 90.0%
Asian:1,3751.89% 11.5%
2+ races:2,3223.19% 39.0%
Hispanic:12,53817.22% 30.7%
Total non-White:61,46484.41% 12.1%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-1,096 -2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:6,621 11.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
67,292
12,44918.50%
41,22661.26%
2000.30%
1,2331.83%
1,6702.48%
9,59214.25%
54,84381.50%

2000
68,381
16,50524.14%
39,47657.73%
2010.29%
1,6742.45%
2,9144.26%
7,03010.28%
51,87675.86%

1990
67,153
24,08335.86%
36,52954.40%
1870.28%
1,3281.98%
n/a
5,0267.48%
43,07064.14%

1980
66,713
30,51645.74%
31,74047.58%
1700.25%
7891.18%
n/a
3,4055.10%
36,19754.26%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-4,056 -5.9
2,967 4.3
1990's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-7,578 -11.3
8,806 13.1
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-6,433 -9.6
6,873 10.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Vernon city, NY
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.4
14,058 19.3%
58,759 80.7%
12,391 17.0%
28,778
2.50
17,037 59.2%
8,894 52.2%
2,590 15.2%
11,741 40.8%

2010
NumberPercent
38.4
15,409 22.9%
51,883 77.1%
9,318 13.8%
26,260
2.53
16,331 62.2%
8,407 51.5%
3,265 20.0%
9,929 37.8%

2000
NumberPercent
36.3
17,280 25.3%
51,101 74.7%
8,820 12.9%
25,722
2.63
16,826 65.4%
9,850 58.5%
3,223 19.2%
8,896 34.6%

1990
NumberPercent
34.6
15,415 23.0%
51,738 77.0%
10,065 15.0%
24,941
2.66
16,839 67.5%
10,538 62.6%
2,528 15.0%
8,102 32.5%

1980
NumberPercent
34.0
16,798 25.2%
49,915 74.8%
9,749 14.6%
25,249
2.61
17,493 69.3%
12,100 69.2%
2,722 15.6%
7,756 30.7%

2022 Housing Data for Mount Vernon city, NY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units30,136 
Median Value$446,400 
Occupied28,77895.5%
Vacant1,3584.5%
Owned11,44539.8%
Rented17,33360.2%
Median Rent$1,461 
Single-Family Units8,49928.2%
    Detached6,88722.9%
    Attached1,6125.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units14,90349.5%
Mobile Homes1550.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mount Vernon city, NY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,2988.0%
$10,000 to $14,9991,7146.0%
$15,000 to $19,9991,0343.6%
$20,000 to $24,9997182.5%
$25,000 to $29,9991,0883.8%
$30,000 to $34,9991,0143.5%
$35,000 to $39,9997902.7%
$40,000 to $44,9991,4234.9%
$45,000 to $49,9991,0013.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991,2994.5%
$60,000 to $74,9991,9126.6%
$75,000 to $99,9993,86513.4%
$100,000 to $124,9992,7009.4%
$125,000 to $149,9991,9436.8%
$150,000 to $199,9992,6239.1%
$200,000 or more3,35611.7%
Median Household Income75,511 
Per Capita Income40,288 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,1207.4%
Public Assistance1,2844.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps6,18021.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed28,23071.0%
Unemployed2,5756.5%
In Armed Forces490.1%
Total Labor Force30,85477.6%
Not in Labor Force8,92722.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector10,17411,00048.0%
Non-Profit1,9613,99632.9%
Self-Employed1,1611,38945.5%
Local Government2,2132,55346.4%
State Government51955848.2%
Federal Government34458237.1%
Total Private + Self11,33512,38947.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.5,0377,68939.6%
Total16,37220,07844.9%
Pct. Govt.18.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,99513.7%
Sales and Office Occupations6,73218.4%
Professional, Technical9,69926.6%
Service Occupations8,63723.6%
All others6,45917.7%
White Collar 58.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance9,24325.3%
Educational services4,48612.3%
Retail trade3,3519.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,2106.1%
Transportation and warehousing2,1005.7%
Professional, scientific, technical2,0095.5%
Construction1,9835.4%
Finance and insurance1,9335.3%
Other services1,8365.0%
Public administration1,6314.5%
Accommodation and food services1,4544.0%
Manufacturing1,2113.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation8432.3%
Wholesale trade8072.2%
Information6811.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing4421.2%
Utilities2020.6%
Management890.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting110.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mount Vernon city, NY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,4632.01%
Puerto Rican3,9265.39%
Cuban1550.21%
Dominican3,0554.20%
Total Central American8521.17%
Costa Rican280.04%
Guatemalan910.12%
Honduran2900.40%
Nicaraguan420.06%
Panamanian3340.46%
Salvadoran670.09%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,8312.51%
Argentinean70.01%
Bolivian310.04%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian7220.99%
Ecuadorian8301.14%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1760.24%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan650.09%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,2561.72%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian5860.80%
Filipino2160.30%
Chinese1880.26%
Thai1720.24%
Korean790.11%
Vietnamese540.07%
Taiwanese300.04%
Indonesian130.02%
Japanese10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English51,79674.8%
Spanish9,09313.1%
Other Indo-European3,4204.9%
Other2,4123.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,3512.0%
Other Asian2710.4%
Tagalog2170.3%
German, other Germanic2120.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1770.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Jamaican12,89817.7%
American4,2765.9%
Italian3,2764.5%
Irish2,2653.1%
West Indian1,8502.5%
African1,6602.3%
Portuguese1,3741.9%
German1,1041.5%
British West Indian9181.3%
Brazilian7551.0%
Haitian7411.0%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian6070.8%
Guyanese5850.8%
Ghanaian5340.7%
English4920.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen64,65588.8%
Not a citizen8,16211.2%
Native49,16267.5%
Foreign-born23,65532.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mount Vernon city, NY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,441 6.5%4,851 9.1%12,179 22.9%14,478 27.3%10,264 19.3%7,858 14.8%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,441 6.5%
9-12 Years 4,851 9.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 12,179 22.9%
Some College 14,478 27.3%
Bach. Degree 10,264 19.3%
Grad Degree 7,858 14.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mount Vernon city, NY

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +496 D +747 R + 2.4%
D +1,243
2020 vs. 2012 R +541 D +372 R + 3.0%
D +913
2020 vs. 2008 R -104 D +482 D + 1.0%
D +378
2016 vs. 2008 R -600 R +265 D + 3.4%
D -865
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 47% Joe Biden (D) 23,651 88.1% Donald Trump* (R) 3,031 11.3% 169 0.6% 26,851 -26 -36 0.31%
2016 46% Hillary Clinton (D) 22,408 87.9% Donald Trump (R) 2,535 9.9% 561 2.2% 25,504 -27 -36 0.33%
2012 48% Barack Obama* (D) 22,738 89.6% Mitt Romney (R) 2,490 9.8% 141 0.6% 25,369 -25 -37 0.36%
2008 51% Barack Obama (D) 23,273 87.8% John McCain (R) 3,135 11.8% 112 0.4% 26,520 -24 -34 0.35%
2004 45% John Kerry (D) 18,362 79.8% George W. Bush* (R) 4,165 18.1% 485 2.1% 23,012 -22 -33 0.31%
2000 43% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 17,640 80.3% George W. Bush (R) 3,692 16.8% 627 2.9% 21,959 -18 -31 0.32%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Mount Vernon city
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 23,651 88.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 3,031 11.3%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 60 0.2%
Other 109 0.4%
TOTAL 26,851
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -26 Diff (US): -36


2016 President, Mount Vernon city
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 22,408 87.9%
Donald Trump (R) 2,535 9.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 185 0.7%
Jill Stein (Grn) 258 1.0%
Other 118 0.5%
TOTAL 25,504
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -36


2012 President, Mount Vernon city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 22,738 89.6%
Mitt Romney (R) 2,490 9.8%
Other 141 0.6%
TOTAL 25,369
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -37


2008 President, Mount Vernon city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 23,273 87.8%
John McCain (R) 3,135 11.8%
Other 112 0.4%
TOTAL 26,520
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -34


2004 President, Mount Vernon city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 4,165 18.1%
John Kerry (D) 18,362 79.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 470 2.0%
Other 15 0.1%
TOTAL 23,012
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -33


2000 President, Mount Vernon city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 3,692 16.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 17,640 80.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 412 1.9%
Other 215 1.0%
TOTAL 21,959
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -31
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Vernon city, NY

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2018 S1 34% Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+) 17,597 91.5% Chele Farley (R,C+) 1,618 8.4% 12 [+] 0.1% 19,227 -25 0.32%
2018 G 35% Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) 17,500 89.9% Marc Molinaro (R,C+) 1,689 8.7% 273 [+] 1.4% 19,462 -27 0.32%
2016 S3 44% Charles Schumer* (D,In+) 21,728 90.2% Wendy Long (R,C+) 1,974 8.2% 391 [+] 1.6% 24,093 -19 0.33%
2014 G 21% Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) 9,412 83.6% Rob Astorino (R,C) 1,635 14.5% 216 [+] 1.9% 11,263 -26 0.29%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote