Mount Vernon, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Back to: Mount Vernon, New York main profile, New York, New York smaller cities, New York small towns, New York forum, All US cities. Total population: 68,878 (All urban) Houses: 27,048 (25,729 occupied: 9,402 owner occupied, 16,327 renter occupied) % of renters here: 63% State: 62% Housing density: 6206 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $480,807. Median contract rent in 2009: $967 (lower quartile is $746, upper quartile is $1,253) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,012 Median gross rent in Mount Vernon, NY in 2009: $1,081 Housing units in Mount Vernon with a mortgage: 3,376 (280 second mortgage, 351 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,215 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $90,221 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $50,742 Median monthly housing costs: $1,186 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Mount Vernon, New York on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Looking to rent a single family home or town house in Westchester county where Section 8 is accepted..  (48 replies) Apartments in Westchester  (21 replies) Best place - Newer Homes, Great Schools, Train Access, Shopping  (24 replies) Looking for houses in Peekskill  (14 replies) Short-term apartments in Westchester?  (10 replies) Relocating to Mount Vernon - need income based housing  (2 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $435,000 (it was $224,300 in 2000) Mount Vernon: $435,000 New York: $306,000 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $287,000 - $497,400 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $478,767 Here: $478,767 State: $343,827 Townhouses or other attached units: $311,720 Here: $311,720 State: $484,742 In 2-unit structures: $864,629 Here: $864,629 State: $460,134 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,198,075 Here: $1,198,075 State: $569,159 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,484 Here: $181,484 State: $676,553 Median year house/condo built: 1946 Median year apartment built: 1947 Household type by relationship: Households: 67,630 In family households: 57,227 (8,983 male householders, 7,843 female householders) 9,885 spouses, 21,675 children (20,506 natural, 532 adopted, 637 stepchildren), 2,325 grandchildren, 1,329 brothers or sisters, 1,067 parents, 2,192 other relatives, 1,928 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 10,403 (3,600 male householders (2,967 living alone)), 5,296 female householders (4,754 living alone)), 1,507 nonrelatives In group quarters: 751 (551 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 5,831 2-persons, 4,299 3-persons, 3,472 4-persons, 1,792 5-persons, 729 6-persons, 703 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 7,721 1-person, 979 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons. 7,903 married couples with children. 6,280 single-parent households (798 men, 5,482 women). 76.7% of residents of Mount Vernon speak English at home. 9.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 11.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). 0.9% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 19,882 (29.1%) (44.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Mount Vernon, NY: Less than $10,000: 2 $10,000 to $14,999: 1 $15,000 to $19,999: 2 $20,000 to $24,999: 5 $25,000 to $29,999: 8 $30,000 to $34,999: 20 $35,000 to $39,999: 26 $40,000 to $49,999: 98 $50,000 to $59,999: 145 $60,000 to $69,999: 191 $70,000 to $79,999: 131 $80,000 to $89,999: 94 $90,000 to $99,999: 107 $100,000 to $124,999: 291 $125,000 to $149,999: 205 $150,000 to $174,999: 246 $175,000 to $199,999: 121 $200,000 to $249,999: 325 $250,000 to $299,999: 532 $300,000 to $399,999: 1827 $400,000 to $499,999: 1717 $500,000 to $749,999: 2846 $750,000 to $999,999: 682 $1,000,000 or more: 323

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Mount Vernon: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 9 $150 to $199: 70 $200 to $249: 159 $250 to $299: 147 $300 to $349: 167 $350 to $399: 144 $400 to $449: 225 $450 to $499: 224 $500 to $549: 413 $550 to $599: 297 $600 to $649: 241 $650 to $699: 333 $700 to $749: 510 $750 to $799: 501 $800 to $899: 1,221 $900 to $999: 1,868 $1,000 to $1,249: 3,633 $1,250 to $1,499: 2,834 $1,500 to $1,999: 2,072 $2,000 or more: 339 No cash rent: 435

Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.1%
Number of people working at home: 608 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 423 5 to 9 minutes: 1485 10 to 14 minutes: 2909 15 to 19 minutes: 3715 20 to 24 minutes: 4471 25 to 29 minutes: 1586 30 to 34 minutes: 4546 35 to 39 minutes: 694 40 to 44 minutes: 1425 45 to 59 minutes: 2987 60 to 89 minutes: 3817 90 or more minutes: 1492

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,471 (51%) Carpooled: 3,808 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 3,402 (11%) Subway or elevated: 1,418 (5%) Railroad: 3,184 (11%) Taxi: 283 (1%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 65 (0%) Walked: 1,644 (5%) Other means: 262 (1%) Worked at home: 608 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 3064 $10,000 to $14,999: 1745 $15,000 to $19,999: 1444 $20,000 to $24,999: 1604 $25,000 to $29,999: 1405 $30,000 to $34,999: 1797 $35,000 to $39,999: 1463 $40,000 to $44,999: 1299 $45,000 to $49,999: 1109 $50,000 to $59,999: 2247 $60,000 to $74,999: 2490 $75,000 to $99,999: 2507 $100,000 to $124,999: 1583 $125,000 to $149,999: 858 $150,000 to $199,999: 713 $200,000 or more: 394

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 30230

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10854

Jamaican: 8139

Italian: 6546

United States or American: 1852

Irish: 1732

Portuguese: 1444

German: 1035

Subsaharan African:: 993

Brazilian: 991

West Indian: 816

Haitian: 786

Polish: 633

African: 628

Guyanese: 525

Barbadian: 421

English: 419

Russian: 350

British West Indian: 323

Greek: 260

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 248

French (except Basque): 234

Nigerian: 165

Scottish: 127

Hungarian: 113

Other Subsaharan African: 109

British: 91

Austrian: 86

Ukrainian: 75

Arab:: 66

Norwegian: 62

Eastern European: 56

Slovak: 54

Dutch: 44

Other West Indian: 43

Iranian: 42

Maltese: 42

Scotch-Irish: 41

European: 40

Lithuanian: 38

Swedish: 32

Arab/Arabic: 31

Latvian: 31

Armenian: 27

Ethiopian: 25

Jordanian: 25

Czech: 25

Czechoslovakian: 25

Swiss: 23

Liberian: 22

U.S. Virgin Islander: 22

Belizean: 22

Canadian: 20

French Canadian: 19

Dutch West Indian: 18

Bahamian: 16

Danish: 14

Welsh: 13

Romanian: 13

Finnish: 12

Moroccan: 10

Cape Verdean: 10

Carpatho Rusyn: 10

Albanian: 9

Senegalese: 9

Sudanese: 9

Estonian: 8

Croatian: 8

Turkish: 8

Kenyan: 7

Ghanian: 6

Slavic: 5

Belgian: 4

Ugandan: 3

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 37725
• Northeast: 1557
• Midwest: 880
• South: 6827
• West: 339

62% of Mount Vernon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 352
• Nursery to 4th grade: 142
• 5th and 6th grade: 606
• 7th and 8th grade: 626
• 9th grade: 669
• 10th grade: 624
• 11th grade: 851
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,323
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,289
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,047
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,381
• Associate degree: 1,136
• Bachelor's degree: 2,838
• Master's degree: 1,129
• Professional school degree: 472
• Doctorate degree: 186

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 395
• Nursery to 4th grade: 276
• 5th and 6th grade: 765
• 7th and 8th grade: 922
• 9th grade: 774
• 10th grade: 606
• 11th grade: 1,058
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,714
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,842
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,363
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,830
• Associate degree: 2,056
• Bachelor's degree: 3,762
• Master's degree: 2,046
• Professional school degree: 405
• Doctorate degree: 220

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 29.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.7%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $51,321
• Black householders: $43,459
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,775
• Asian householders: $88,652
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $27,846
• Some other race householders: $39,122
• Two or more races householders: $26,358
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,358

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $536,041
• Black or African American householders: $419,291
• Asian householders: $461,181
• Some other race householders: $403,970
• Two or more races householders: $438,296
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $460,987

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,630
• One, attached: 663
• Two: 3,806
• 3 or 4: 4,406
• 5 to 9: 1,449
• 10 to 19: 1,794
• 20 to 49: 3,930
• 50 or more: 5,362
• Mobile homes: 8

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 7 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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