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Mount Vernon, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $382,000 (it was $224,300 in 2000)
Mount Vernon:

$382,000
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $255,800 - $609,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $533,816
Here:

$533,816
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $378,360
Here:

$378,360
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $417,160
Here:

$417,160
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $449,189
Here:

$449,189
State:

$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $228,264
Here:

$228,264
State:

$912,009

Total population: 68,458 (Urban population: 68,381, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 30,642 (28,869 occupied: 11,080 owner occupied, 17,789 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

62%
State:

46%

Housing density: 7,030 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $244,324.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,341 (lower quartile is $960, upper quartile is $1,791)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,748


Median gross rent in Mount Vernon, NY in 2022: $1,472

Housing units in Mount Vernon with a mortgage: 7,244 (864 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 621 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $129,022

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $142,027

Median monthly housing costs: $1,613

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Mount Vernon, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1944

Median year apartment built: 1960

Household type by relationship:

Households: 71,717
  • Male householders: 13,440 (5,506 living alone), Female householders: 15,429 (4,597 living alone)
  • 8,595 spouses (8,355 opposite-sex spouses), 1,413 unmarried partners, (1,343 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,946 children (19,664 natural, 0 adopted, 282 stepchildren), 4,334 grandchildren, 1,735 brothers or sisters, 1,586 parents, 409 foster children, 1,638 other relatives, 2,557 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 635

Size of family households: 6,661 2-persons, 5,096 3-persons, 3,133 4-persons, 1,027 5-persons, 654 6-persons, 522 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,103 1-person, 1,194 2-persons, 479 3-persons.

5,354 married couples with children.
4,582 single-parent households (698 men, 3,884 women).

75.4% of residents of Mount Vernon speak English at home.
13.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 25,744 (35.9%)
(63.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Vernon, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Vernon, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1,9511 bedroom
  • 2,4782 bedrooms
  • 3,5423 bedrooms
  • 2,3694 bedrooms
  • 7405+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, New York
  • 2,824no bedroom
  • 6,2101 bedroom
  • 5,6892 bedrooms
  • 2,6753 bedrooms
  • 3414 bedrooms
  • 505+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,977no vehicle
  • 4,2641 vehicle
  • 3,1072 vehicles
  • 1,0093 vehicles
  • 4974 vehicles
  • 2265+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in renter-occupied apartments
  • 7,455no vehicle
  • 7,6531 vehicle
  • 2,2522 vehicles
  • 4293 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Vernon, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Vernon, New York
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1,0103 rooms
  • 1,9564 rooms
  • 1,9515 rooms
  • 1,5836 rooms
  • 1,1047 rooms
  • 1,1098 rooms
  • 2,3679+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, New York
  • 2,5231 room
  • 1,3392 rooms
  • 3,2643 rooms
  • 6,4754 rooms
  • 2,5115 rooms
  • 1,0416 rooms
  • 5867 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 509+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Mount Vernon, NY
  • Mount Vernon, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Mount Vernon, NY in 2022
  • 2,307Less than $10,000
  • 1,529$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,722$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,399$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,221$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,723$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,686$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,018$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,370$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,164$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,835$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,895$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Mount Vernon, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Mount Vernon, NY in 2022
  • 151Less than $10,000
  • 12$20,000 to $24,999
  • 92$40,000 to $49,999
  • 35$50,000 to $59,999
  • 22$60,000 to $69,999
  • 62$70,000 to $79,999
  • 211$80,000 to $89,999
  • 178$90,000 to $99,999
  • 218$100,000 to $124,999
  • 537$125,000 to $149,999
  • 510$150,000 to $174,999
  • 316$175,000 to $199,999
  • 749$200,000 to $249,999
  • 818$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,101$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,304$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4,132$500,000 to $749,999
  • 775$750,000 to $999,999
  • 135$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 33$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 89$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Mount Vernon, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Mount Vernon, NY in 2022
  • 327Less than $100
  • 13$100 to $149
  • 51$150 to $199
  • 276$200 to $249
  • 127$250 to $299
  • 156$300 to $349
  • 222$350 to $399
  • 256$400 to $449
  • 119$450 to $499
  • 431$500 to $549
  • 122$550 to $599
  • 230$600 to $649
  • 309$650 to $699
  • 303$700 to $749
  • 266$750 to $799
  • 1,336$800 to $899
  • 992$900 to $999
  • 2,708$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,821$1,250 to $1,499
  • 4,246$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,522$2,000 to $2,499
  • 187$2,500 to $2,999
  • 150$3,000 to $3,499
  • 81$3,500 or more
  • 449No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.5%
Number of people working at home: 3,310 (8.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 17
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,462
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,186
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 5,200
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,902
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,756
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5,519
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 435
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,433
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,942
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 4,857
  • 90 or more minutes: 774
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Mount Vernon

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 14,796 (56.1%)
  • Carpooled: 2,048 (7.8%)
  • Bus: 1,178 (4.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1,124 (4.3%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 245 (0.9%)
  • Taxi: 1,348 (5.1%)
  • Bicycle: 62 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 2,263 (8.6%)
  • Worked at home: 3,310 (12.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.0%Males
  • 6.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.2%Males
  • 6.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 14.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 7.1%Males
  • 8.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Mount Vernon, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Mount Vernon, New York
  • 6,2922010 or later
  • 4,0642000 to 2009
  • 4,2981990 to 1999
  • 6,4791980 to 1989
  • 3,4081970 to 1979
  • 2,977Before 1970
Ancestries in Mount Vernon, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Jamaican: 12,052 (25.5%)
  • Italian: 1,961 (4.1%)
  • American: 1,692 (3.6%)
  • Irish: 923 (1.9%)
  • African: 916 (1.9%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 907 (1.9%)
  • West Indian: 869 (1.8%)
  • Brazilian: 733 (1.5%)
  • Haitian: 671 (1.4%)
  • Portuguese: 653 (1.4%)
  • Guyanese: 570 (1.2%)
  • British West Indian: 564 (1.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 380 (0.8%)
  • German: 172 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 145 (0.3%)
  • Albanian: 129 (0.3%)
  • Barbadian: 111 (0.2%)
  • European: 109 (0.2%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 105 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 93 (0.2%)
  • Polish: 88 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 73 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 72 (0.2%)
  • British: 56 (0.1%)
  • Afghan: 31 (0.07%)
  • English: 29 (0.06%)
  • Belizean: 29 (0.06%)
  • Northern European: 28 (0.06%)
  • Turkish: 28 (0.06%)
  • Israeli: 26 (0.05%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 24 (0.05%)
  • Ukrainian: 23 (0.05%)
  • French Canadian: 19 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 15 (0.03%)
  • Maltese: 14 (0.03%)
  • Finnish: 11 (0.02%)
  • Norwegian: 10 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 7 (0.01%)
  • Arab: 6 (0.01%)
  • Scottish: 6 (0.01%)
  • French: 6 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Swedish: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Jamaica
Mount Vernon:

45.5% (10,634)
New York:

5.0% (227,557)

Dominican Republic
Mount Vernon:

7.1% (1,656)
New York:

11.1% (501,040)

Brazil
Mount Vernon:

6.2% (1,439)
New York:

0.7% (30,658)

Mexico
Mount Vernon:

2.7% (640)
New York:

4.8% (214,559)

Ghana
Mount Vernon:

2.7% (631)
New York:

0.9% (39,058)

Trinidad and Tobago
Mount Vernon:

2.6% (610)
New York:

2.0% (91,428)

Guyana
Mount Vernon:

2.6% (610)
New York:

3.8% (172,129)

Other Caribbean
Mount Vernon:

2.5% (583)
New York:

0.4% (18,080)

Portugal
Mount Vernon:

2.4% (557)
New York:

0.2% (10,519)

Haiti
Mount Vernon:

2.3% (529)
New York:

2.8% (126,936)

Ecuador
Mount Vernon:

2.1% (492)
New York:

3.9% (177,448)

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

  • This state: 39,091
  • Other state: 5,416
  • Northeast: 1,607
  • Midwest: 928
  • South: 2,755
  • West: 126

91.3% of Mount Vernon residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81.0% lived in New York.


Mount Vernon:

91.3%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,188
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 113
  • 9th grade: 538
  • 10th grade: 518
  • 11th grade: 489
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,211
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,178
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,616
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,267
  • Associate degree: 2,296
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,117
  • Master's degree: 1,839
  • Professional school degree: 1,325
  • Doctorate degree: 314
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 981
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 336
  • 5th and 6th grade: 88
  • 7th and 8th grade: 259
  • 9th grade: 272
  • 10th grade: 724
  • 11th grade: 100
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 772
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,959
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,315
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,817
  • Associate degree: 4,155
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,591
  • Master's degree: 3,593
  • Professional school degree: 850
  • Doctorate degree: 246
Educational Attainment for Females
Mount Vernon marital status for males
Mount Vernon marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,810
  • One, attached: 1,748
  • Two: 2,581
  • 3 or 4: 1,166
  • 5 to 9: 1,324
  • 10 to 19: 2,825
  • 20 to 49: 5,866
  • 50 or more: 6,322
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Mount Vernon
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mount Vernon, NY
  • 54.5%Utility gas
  • 32.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.1%Electricity
  • 2.2%Other fuel
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mount Vernon, NY
  • 43.6%Utility gas
  • 29.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 20.8%Electricity
  • 2.2%No fuel used
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,436
Here:

30.3%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 351
Here:

9.5%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 924
Here:

23.0%
New York:

39.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability