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Population in July 2008: 31,513. Population change since 2000: +20.1%
Males: 15,447  (49.0%)
Females: 16,066  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  31.1 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98273, 98274.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,224 (it was $37,999 in 2000)
Mount Vernon:  $46,224
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,889
Mount Vernon:  $19,889
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $256,979 (it was $136,100 in 2000)
Mount Vernon:  $256,979
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $266,691; Detached houses: $288,002; Townhouses or other attached units: $283,083; In 2-unit structures: $196,571; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $174,926; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $220,977; Mobile homes: $56,711

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip codes: 98237, 98273, 98274.

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Whispering Firs Bed & Breakfast and Lodge
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Races in Mount Vernon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.4%)
  • Hispanic (25.1%)
  • Other race (17.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Japanese (0.7%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Vernon: 94.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (14.1%), English (9.7%), Irish (9.0%), Norwegian (6.5%), Dutch (4.1%), Swedish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1890

Elevation: 180 feet

Land area: 11.1 square miles.

Population density: 2836 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon

  • High school or higher: 78.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Vernon city

  • Never married: 26.3%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

5,134 residents are foreign born (14.3% Latin America, 2.2% Europe, 2.0% Asia).

This city:  19.6%
Washington:  10.4%


According to our research there were 17 registered sex offenders living in Mount Vernon, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mount Vernon to the number of sex offenders is 1854 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Mount Vernon:  1.3% ($1,715)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bellingham, WA (23.8 miles , pop. 67,171).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (54.9 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1012.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Burlington, WA (1.9 miles ), Big Lake, WA (2.1 miles ), Clear Lake, WA (2.2 miles ), Conway, WA (2.4 miles) , Bayview, WA (2.4 miles ), Sedro-Woolley, WA (2.7 miles ), La Conner, WA (2.8 miles ), Bay View, WA (2.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 56 buildings, average cost: $86,200
  • 1997: 72 buildings, average cost: $87,100
  • 1998: 88 buildings, average cost: $119,600
  • 1999: 92 buildings, average cost: $110,200
  • 2000: 93 buildings, average cost: $125,200
  • 2001: 103 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2002: 224 buildings, average cost: $132,100
  • 2003: 215 buildings, average cost: $144,000
  • 2004: 128 buildings, average cost: $138,700
  • 2005: 204 buildings, average cost: $183,600
  • 2006: 293 buildings, average cost: $153,800
  • 2007: 342 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 2008: 187 buildings, average cost: $139,900

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Latitude: 48.42 N, Longitude: 122.33 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,030 (+7.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 4,809 (41.5%)

Area code: 360

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Population change in the 1990s: +7,736 (+41.8%).

Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  9.5%
Washington:  9.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



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Crime in Mount Vernon by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 001201000
    per 100,000 0.00.03.87.40.03.50.00.00.0
Rapes 81422242222231912
    per 100,000 34.857.282.688.980.077.878.763.839.3
Robberies 181922142230172430
    per 100,000 78.477.782.651.880.0106.158.280.698.3
Assaults 211114293135363335
    per 100,000 91.545.052.5107.4112.8123.8123.2110.8114.7
Burglaries 409268206216293326330265294
    per 100,000 1781.71095.4773.0799.71065.91153.41129.7890.0963.3
Thefts 1,7141,7851,9711,7741,9482,3412,1071,7091,866
    per 100,000 7466.57295.87395.96567.97086.78282.37213.05739.96113.8
Auto thefts 77106103112109130181180164
    per 100,000 335.4433.3386.5414.7396.5459.9619.6604.6537.3
Arson 9191216226102312
    per 100,000 39.277.745.059.280.021.234.277.239.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 519.9481.2489.7474.8500.4574.8522.3437.7438.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 57 (45 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.43
US city average:  3.00

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Mount Vernon-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Washington state average. It is 144% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from Mount Vernon center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 76.3 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 48.6 miles away from Mount Vernon center
On 4/14/1990 at 05:33:26, a magnitude 5.2 (4.4 MB, 4.1 MS, 5.2 ML, Depth: 7.8 mi) earthquake occurred 30.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/29/1995 at 03:11:22, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.0 MD, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from Mount Vernon center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Birthplace of: James Caviezel - (born 1968), actor, Mark Hendrickson - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Tampa Bay Devil Rays, born: Jun 23, 1974), Troy DeVries - College basketball player (New Mexico Lobos).


Hospital/medical center in Mount Vernon:
  • AFFILIATED HEALTH SERVICES (1415 EAST KINCAID STREET/PO BOX 1376)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:
  • ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ANACORTES, WA)
  • CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ARLINGTON, WA)
  • WHIDBEY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; COUPEVILLE, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Mount Vernon, WA

Airports and Heliports located in Mount Vernon: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Mount Vernon, WA

Amtrak station:
MOUNT VERNON (725 COLLEGE WAY). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.mount-vernon.wa.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Vernon:
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
  • EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LYNNWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; KIRKLAND, WA; FT enrollment: 2,328)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 52 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,489)
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Public elementary/middle schools in Mount Vernon:
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Library in Mount Vernon:
  • MOUNT VERNON CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $880,450; Location: 315 SNOQUALMIE ST.,; 68,349 books; 3,566 audio materials; 3,270 video materials; 337 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • hometown of professional basketball player Tyler Amaya.

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Notable locations in Mount Vernon: Little Mountain Lookout (A), Mount Vernon Center (B), Riverside Plaza (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Mount Vernon Mall (1), Skagit Valley Mall (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Mount Vernon include: Edgewater Park (1), Hillcrest Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Experience Mount Vernon (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 105 East Kincaid Street Ste 101), Lake Associates Recreation Club (Recreation Areas; 21700 State Route 9), Skagit Valley Tulip Festival (100 East Montgomery St), Adventures Travel (Recreational Trips & Guides; 325 West Kincaid Street).

Hotels: Days Inn (2009 Riverside Drive), Hillside Motel (23002 Bonnieview Road), Comfort Inn Mt. Vernon (1910 Freeway Drive), Whispering Firs Bed & Breakfast (19357 Kanako Ln).

Courts: Skagit County - Superior Court- Clerk (205 West Kincaid Street Suite 103), Mount Vernon City - Municipal Court (1805 Continental Place).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Mount Vernon and their reported violations in the past:

FIRE MT SCOUT RESERVATION (Population served: 305, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In OCT-2005
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-1996
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-1996
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-1996
LAKE MCMURRAY RECREATION RESORT (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
TULALIP LDS CHURCH (Population served: 28, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.9%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.4%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  15.9%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Vernon, WA


People in group quarters in Mount Vernon
  • 334 people in nursing homes
  • 137 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 131 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 105 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 23 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 13 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 11 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 5 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 5 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded


Mount Vernon compared to Washington state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with most branches in Mount Vernon (2009 data):
  • Skagit State Bank: West Mount Vernon Branch, College Way Office Branch, Mount Vernon Main Branch. Info updated 2006-10-18: Bank assets: $566.4 mil, Deposits: $470.2 mil, headquarters in Burlington, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Skagit State Bancorp
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Riverside Branch at 1508 Riverside Drive, branch established on 1974-08-12; Mount Vernon Branch at 419 South Second Street, branch established on 1956-07-16. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • Peoples Bank: Mount Vernon Office at 1801 Riverside Drive, branch established on 1996-12-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,041.2 mil, Deposits: $935.4 mil, headquarters in Lynden, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 30 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Bancorp
  • Keybank National Association: Mount Vernon Branch at 227 Freeway Drive, branch established on 1980-02-19. Info updated 2008-03-03: Bank assets: $101,868.6 mil, Deposits: $70,142.2 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1003 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
  • Horizon Bank: Mount Vernon Branch at 1503 Riverside Drive, branch established on 1979-11-09. Info updated 2008-02-07: Bank assets: $1,471.8 mil, Deposits: $1,196.1 mil, headquarters in Bellingham, WA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Horizon Financial Corp.
  • Summit Bank: Mount Vernon Branch at 2120 Freeway Drive, branch established on 2005-04-08. Info updated 2007-06-13: Bank assets: $127.9 mil, Deposits: $108.0 mil, headquarters in Burlington, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Mount Vernon Branch at 320 Kincaid Street, branch established on 1934-02-14. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Whidbey Island Bank: College Way Branch at 1515 North 18th Street, branch established on 2000-01-24. Info updated 2007-05-01: Bank assets: $898.0 mil, Deposits: $748.1 mil, headquarters in Coupeville, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Washington Banking Company
  • 3 other banks with 3 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Mount Vernon, Washington
  • Best Western Cotton Tree Inn, 2300 Market PL, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, Phone: (360) 428-5678, Fax: (360) 428-1844
  • Quality Inn, 1910 Freeway Dr, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, Phone: (360) 428-7020, Fax: (360) 428-7838
  • Towne And Country Motor Inn, 2009 Riverside Dr, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, Phone: (360) 424-4141
  • Best Western College Way Inn, 300 W College Way, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, Phone: (360) 424-4287, Fax: (360) 424-6036
  • Tulip Inn, 2200 Fwy Dr, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, Phone: (800) 599-5969, Fax: (360) 424-6069
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (53%)
  • Electricity (42%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Mount Vernon

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents42.2%12.0%6.7%5.6%5.5%
Congregations6.7%10.6%10.6%7.7%5.8%
NameBaptist General ConferenceSouthern Baptist ConventionInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther religions
Adherents3.0%3.0%2.3%2.1%17.7%
Congregations1.0%4.8%2.9%3.8%46.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 10$49,448$59,3383$3,348
Other Government Administration 6$36,424$72,8487$4,200
Judicial and Legal 7$29,352$50,3181$672
Police Protection - Officers 39$211,722$65,1450$0
Police - Other 11$37,302$40,6932$1,552
Firefighters 34$199,468$70,40017$6,058
Fire - Other 3$14,348$57,3920$0
Streets and Highways 10$45,934$55,1211$126
Solid Waste Management 15$60,292$48,2342$2,014
Sewerage 15$68,584$54,8670$0
Parks and Recreation 12$50,716$50,71610$8,770
Local Libraries 11$41,498$45,27120$14,400
Other and Unallocable 26$122,756$56,6572$2,762
Totals for Government 199$967,844$58,36265$43,902


Mount Vernon government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $5,668,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,055,000
    All Other: $1,885,000
    Parks and Recreation: $174,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,740,000
    Parks and Recreation: $699,000
    General - Other: $142,000
    Local Fire Protection: $63,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,727,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,524,000
    Sewerage: $3,376,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,110,000
    General - Other: $1,995,000
    Regular Highways: $1,198,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,119,000
    Central Staff Services: $856,000
    Libraries: $847,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $782,000
    Financial Administration: $604,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $414,000
    Corrections - Other: $148,000
    Health - Other: $86,000
    Housing and Community Development: $57,000
    Correctional Institutions: $27,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $226,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $560,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $514,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,903,000
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $1,990,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $902,000
    Interest Earnings: $662,000
    Rents: $488,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $206,000
    Special Assessments: $182,000
    Sale of Property: $7,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,116,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,676,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $463,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $2,493,000
    Central Staff Services: $269,000
    General - Other: $239,000
    Regular Highways: $219,000
    Libraries: $133,000
    Parks and Recreation: $115,000
    Police Protection: $108,000
    Solid Waste Management: $50,000
    Local Fire Protection: $19,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,526,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,461,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,451,000
    All Other: $884,000
    General Local Government Support: $331,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,461,000
    Property: $5,258,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,355,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,124,000
    Other License: $1,009,000
    Other Selective Sales: $243,000
    Amusements Sales: $56,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $7,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $12,026,000

8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,767 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.09%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($936 average AGI)
Skagit County:  0.20%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Snohomish County, WA  1.32% ($42,390 average AGI)
from Whatcom County, WA  1.06% ($40,460)
from King County, WA  0.84% ($59,633)


6.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,564 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.76%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($540 average AGI)
Skagit County:  0.12%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Snohomish County, WA  1.23% ($42,823 average AGI)
to Whatcom County, WA  0.85% ($31,050)
to King County, WA  0.74% ($32,387)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
  • KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KBRC (1430 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: JIM AND ANN KEANE)
  • KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KPUG (1170 AM; 10 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGMI (790 AM; 5 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
  • KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
  • K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K201EB (88.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KMWS (90.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KISM (92.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KWPZ (106.5 FM; LYNDEN, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KAFE (104.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K201FH (88.1 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K210CN (89.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • K205DL (88.9 FM; GRANITE FALLS/EVERET, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Vernon:
  • KBCB (Channel 24; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WORLD TELEVISION OF WASHINGTON, LLC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Mount Vernon fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 20
Total length: 155 meters (509ft)
Total costs: $2,269,000
Total average daily traffic: 381,049
Total average daily truck traffic: 39,343

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1950-1959: 9
  • 1960-1969: 0
  • 1970-1979: 0
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 1
  • 2000-2009: 10
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Mount Vernon, WA

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Mount Vernon)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Mount Vernon, WA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 194 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mount Vernon)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Mount Vernon)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 78 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED45$255,212414$201,788354$197,85450$97,2593$1,485,61383$222,18922$215,386
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$221,54353$192,20473$192,71410$61,1460$014$181,2028$126,718
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$247,39489$185,622223$192,02357$122,5910$022$183,0299$84,799
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$232,62050$178,784111$192,86520$109,5001$280,0009$187,1813$161,153
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$148,4103$199,47336$212,6855$159,0680$02$167,0151$104,380
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9522.00 , 9523.00, 9524.00, 9525.00, 9526.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED100$243,74134$239,5457$242,8531$299,290
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED11$237,6612$155,0251$108,3000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$176,2000$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$319,0954$252,6100$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$184,9901$184,9900$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9522.00 , 9523.00, 9524.00, 9525.00, 9526.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 223
  • Hazardous Condition: 107
  • Service Call: 35
  • Good Intent Call: 7

Incident types - Mount Vernon


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Mount Vernon, WA

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