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Mount Vernon, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,926 (10,575 occupied: 6,776 owner occupied, 3,799 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1436 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,102 (lower quartile is $878, upper quartile is $1,340)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,075

Median gross rent in Mount Vernon, VA in 2007: $1,207

Housing units in Mount Vernon with a mortgage: 4,929 (635 second mortgage, 584 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 970

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $453,278 (it was $177,200 in 2000)

Mount Vernon:	$453,278
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $331,646 - $606,669

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $621,048
Here: $621,048
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $285,954
Here: $285,954
State: $371,438

In 2-unit structures: $162,750
Here: $162,750
State: $295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $202,014
Here: $202,014
State: $305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $213,481
Here: $213,481
State: $316,638

Mobile homes: $14,182
Here: $14,182
State: $37,843

Household type by relationship

Households: 28,580

In family households: 24,762 (5,507 male householders, 2,056 female householders)
5,626 spouses, 8,552 children (8,095 natural, 216 adopted, 241 stepchildren), 530 grandchildren, 553 brothers or sisters, 362 parents, 713 other relatives, 863 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,818 (1,358 male householders (1,055 living alone)), 1,668 female householders (1,339 living alone)), 792 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,970 2-persons, 1,797 3-persons, 1,416 4-persons, 762 5-persons, 352 6-persons, 266 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,394 1-person, 545 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 8 6-persons.

4,610 married couples with children.
2,015 single-parent households (363 men, 1,652 women).

73.1% of residents of Mount Vernon speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,986 (20.9%)
(37.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Vernon, Virginia:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 255 3 rooms: 334 4 rooms: 345 5 rooms: 706 6 rooms: 827 7 rooms: 883 8 rooms: 1,447 9 or more rooms: 1,969

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, Virginia:
	1 room: 153 2 rooms: 515 3 rooms: 655 4 rooms: 890 5 rooms: 789 6 rooms: 370 7 rooms: 142 8 rooms: 134 9 or more rooms: 151

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 179
1990 to 1994: 442
1980 to 1989: 2,057
1970 to 1979: 3,481
1960 to 1969: 3,042
1950 to 1959: 1,213
1940 to 1949: 363
1939 or earlier: 143

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Vernon:
	no bedroom: 56 1 bedroom: 340 2 bedrooms: 935 3 bedrooms: 2,347 4 bedrooms: 2,359 5 or more bedrooms: 739

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon:
	no bedroom: 212 1 bedroom: 1,067 2 bedrooms: 1,590 3 bedrooms: 646 4 bedrooms: 245 5 or more bedrooms: 39

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 205 1 vehicle: 1,970 2 vehicles: 3,049 3 vehicles: 1,061 4 vehicles: 402 5 or more vehicles: 89

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 495 1 vehicle: 1,885 2 vehicles: 1,087 3 vehicles: 237 4 vehicles: 47 5 or more vehicles: 48

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mount Vernon, VA:

Less than $10,000: 14
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 27
$60,000 to $69,999: 35
$70,000 to $79,999: 29
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 70
$125,000 to $149,999: 228
$150,000 to $174,999: 310
$175,000 to $199,999: 286
$200,000 to $249,999: 309
$250,000 to $299,999: 233
$300,000 to $399,999: 1290
$400,000 to $499,999: 921
$500,000 to $749,999: 1694
$750,000 to $999,999: 659
$1,000,000 or more: 590

Mount Vernon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mount Vernon:

Less than $100: 32 people
$100 to $149: 16
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 15
$250 to $299: 17
$300 to $349: 22
$350 to $399: 17
$400 to $449: 20
$450 to $499: 29
$500 to $549: 16
$550 to $599: 20
$600 to $649: 27
$650 to $699: 46
$700 to $749: 91
$750 to $799: 128
$800 to $899: 317
$900 to $999: 428
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,390
$1,250 to $1,499: 634
$1,500 to $1,999: 264
$2,000 or more: 175
No cash rent: 61

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,523 1990 to 1994: 1,371 1985 to 1989: 1,185 1980 to 1984: 821 1975 to 1979: 474 1970 to 1974: 251 1970 to 1974: 128 1965 to 1969: 233

Mount Vernon, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.6%
Number of people working at home: 440 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 131
5 to 9 minutes: 782
10 to 14 minutes: 1076
15 to 19 minutes: 1159
20 to 24 minutes: 1382
25 to 29 minutes: 962
30 to 34 minutes: 2517
35 to 39 minutes: 701
40 to 44 minutes: 1079
45 to 59 minutes: 2304
60 to 89 minutes: 1797
90 or more minutes: 354

Mount Vernon mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,190 (69%)
Carpooled: 2,217 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 693 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 837 (6%)
Railroad: 23 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 152 (1%)
Other means: 100 (1%)
Worked at home: 440 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 389
$10,000 to $14,999: 260
$15,000 to $19,999: 310
$20,000 to $24,999: 419
$25,000 to $29,999: 466
$30,000 to $34,999: 572
$35,000 to $39,999: 570
$40,000 to $44,999: 550
$45,000 to $49,999: 566
$50,000 to $59,999: 1073
$60,000 to $74,999: 1351
$75,000 to $99,999: 1561
$100,000 to $124,999: 956
$125,000 to $149,999: 651
$150,000 to $199,999: 448
$200,000 or more: 447

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11562

English: 2105

German: 1924

Irish: 1719

United States or American: 1714

Subsaharan African:: 1154

Italian: 695

African: 519

Scottish: 398

Polish: 333

Ghanian: 325

Scotch-Irish: 311

French (except Basque): 244

European: 213

Arab:: 200

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 199

Dutch: 198

Swedish: 181

British: 179

Norwegian: 155

Russian: 147

Ukrainian: 97

Sudanese: 91

Ethiopian: 85

Jamaican: 84

French Canadian: 78

Czech: 76

Welsh: 75

Iranian: 62

Danish: 61

Hungarian: 61

Lebanese: 59

Liberian: 57

Swiss: 56

Lithuanian: 56

Portuguese: 52

Greek: 50

Moroccan: 48

Slovak: 47

Canadian: 46

West Indian: 45

Yugoslavian: 39

Other Arab: 36

Croatian: 36

Other Subsaharan African: 34

Finnish: 32

Austrian: 32

Czechoslovakian: 31

Celtic: 28

Romanian: 27

Armenian: 24

British West Indian: 24

Syrian: 23

U.S. Virgin Islander: 23

Egyptian: 20

Cape Verdean: 18

Eastern European: 17

Slavic: 16

Scandinavian: 15

Northern European: 14

Sierra Leonean: 14

Slovene: 12

Nigerian: 11

Turkish: 10

Haitian: 10

Serbian: 8

Palestinian: 8

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Icelander: 7

Arab/Arabic: 6

Latvian: 6

Luxemburger: 6

Basque: 6

Bahamian: 5

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

El Salvador (25%)
Ghana (10%)
Korea (6%)
Pakistan (6%)
Mexico (4%)
Honduras (4%)
Vietnam (3%)

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

This state: 8153
Northeast: 3490
Midwest: 2453
South: 6620
West: 1192

56% of Mount Vernon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 103
Nursery to 4th grade: 127
5th and 6th grade: 95
7th and 8th grade: 188
9th grade: 158
10th grade: 93
11th grade: 201
12th grade, no diploma: 308
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,869
Less than 1 year of college: 468
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,133
Associate degree: 425
Bachelor's degree: 1,903
Master's degree: 1,292
Professional school degree: 385
Doctorate degree: 237

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 190
Nursery to 4th grade: 86
5th and 6th grade: 238
7th and 8th grade: 181
9th grade: 147
10th grade: 160
11th grade: 216
12th grade, no diploma: 337
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,334
Less than 1 year of college: 742
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,630
Associate degree: 547
Bachelor's degree: 1,976
Master's degree: 896
Professional school degree: 229
Doctorate degree: 44

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 33.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $101,797
Black householders: $56,734
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $56,995
Asian householders: $62,723
Some other race householders: $67,047
Two or more races householders: $69,476
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $61,268

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $561,993
Black or African American householders: $333,819
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $33,765
Asian householders: $413,117
Some other race householders: $335,098
Two or more races householders: $342,005
Hispanic or Latino householders: $357,097

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,953
One, attached: 2,452
Two: 66
3 or 4: 354
5 to 9: 946
10 to 19: 1,691
20 to 49: 172
50 or more: 152
Mobile homes: 140

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,857

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mount Vernon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (49%) Electricity (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (66%) Utility gas (30%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 411

Here:	11.8%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 187

Here:	11.1%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 209

Here:	17.0%
Virginia:	20.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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