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Fairfax County

Population in July 2007: 29,611.
Males: 14,369  (48.5%)
Females: 15,242  (51.5%)
Median resident age:  35.8 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2007: $79,400 (it was $61,119 in 2000)
Mount Vernon  $79,400
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $465,300 (it was $190,800 in 2000)
Mount Vernon  $465,300
Virginia:  $262,100

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Races in Mount Vernon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (48.5%)
  • Black (27.7%)
  • Hispanic (14.5%)
  • Other race (6.9%)
  • Two or more races (4.3%)
  • Other Asian (2.0%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • Korean (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)
  • Vietnamese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Vernon: 116.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (10.5%), German (10.2%), Irish (8.8%), United States (6.0%), Subsaharan African (4.1%), Italian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 115 feet

Land area: 7.61 square miles.

Population density: 3891 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon

  • High school or higher: 85.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Vernon CDP

  • Never married: 29.7%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

5,986 residents are foreign born (9.4% Latin America, 5.8% Asia, 4.1% Africa).

This place:  20.9%
Virginia:  8.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mount Vernon:  1.1% ($2,121)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Alexandria, VA (6.8 miles , pop. 128,283).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (14.5 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (161.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hybla Valley, VA (2.6 miles ), Fort Belvoir, VA (3.3 miles ), Fort Hunt, VA (3.4 miles ), Groveton, VA (3.6 miles ), Franconia, VA (4.0 miles ), Rose Hill, VA (4.4 miles ), Belle Haven, VA (4.9 miles ), Huntington, VA (5.2 miles ).

Latitude: 38.73 N, Longitude: 77.11 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -10,476 (-36.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,356 (9.2%)


2 people in nursing homes
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 757

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Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Top executives (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


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Mount Vernon-area historical tornado activity is above Virginia state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the Mount Vernon place center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 9/5/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.2 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:
  • MT VERNON HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)
  • INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)
  • LYNN HOUSE OF POTOMAC VALLEY (about 7 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Vernon:
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 18 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Vernon:
  • MARYLAND (about 10 miles; INDIAN HEAD, MD; ID: 2W5)
  • POTOMAC AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; FRIENDLY, MD; ID: VKX)
  • SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: 09W)

Amtrak stations near Mount Vernon:
  • 7 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 8 miles: LORTON (AUTO-TRAIN) (LORTON, 8006 LORTON RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 11 miles: WOODBRIDGE (1040 EXPRESS WAY). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Vernon:
  • NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,406)
  • MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 15 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 8,859)

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Notable locations in Mount Vernon: Mount Vernon Yacht Club (A), Woodlawn Country Club (B), Woodlawn Plantation (C), Pope-Leighey House (D), Woodlawn Mansion (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Engleside Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Mount Vernon include: Saint James Church (A), Good Shepherd Catholic Church (B), Wesley Church (C), Hosley Memorial Chapel (D), Emmanuel Church (E), Engleside Church (F), Epiphany Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Washington Family Tomb (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Mount Vernon include: Washington Mill Park (1), Mount Zephyr Park (2), Mount Vernon Woods Park (3), Mount Vernon Manor Park (4), Mount Vernon Community Park (5), Vernon Heights Park (6), Muddy Hole Farm Park (7), Grist Mill Park (8), Woodlawn Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.8%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.0%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.3%

Mount Vernon compared to Virginia state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Fairfax County Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

9.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,935 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.86%
Virginia average:  11.06%

0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,540 average AGI)
Fairfax County:  0.41%
Virginia average:  0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Arlington County, VA  1.10% ($61,763 average AGI)
from Alexandria city, VA  0.96% ($58,401)
from Prince William County, VA  0.70% ($50,369)


11.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($70,546 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.53%
Virginia average:  10.78%

0.26% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,670 average AGI)
Fairfax County:  0.26%
Virginia average:  0.22%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Prince William County, VA  1.51% ($53,618 average AGI)
to Loudoun County, VA  1.42% ($81,475)
to Arlington County, VA  0.82% ($58,399)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
  • WKDL (730 AM; 8 kW; ALEXANDRIA, VA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WABS (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WFAX (1220 AM; 5 kW; FALLS CHURCH, VA; Owner: NEWCOMB BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WZHF (1390 AM; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WMAL (630 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
  • WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJZW (105.9 FM; WOODBRIDGE, VA; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMZQ-FM (98.7 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
  • WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Vernon:
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WNVT (Channel 53; GOLDVEIN, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
  • W42BE (Channel 42; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: FAIRFAX LOW POWER CO.)

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