Mount Vernon

Population: 72,528
Median household income: $77,171
Median home value: $449,600

Mount Vernon is a community in Westchester County, New York, home to 72,528 residents. Its median household income of $77,171 runs below the Westchester County figure of $118,411.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Vernon's population grew 6.8% from 67,896 to 72,528, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $362,200 to $449,600.

Households average 2.47 people. The median gross rent is $1,546.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 72,528
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $77,171
Median home value: $449,600
Median gross rent: $1,546
Housing units: 30,890
Homeownership rate: 42.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

67,89672,528

Median household income

$59,907$77,171

Median home value

$362,200$449,600

Median gross rent

$1,363$1,546

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	67,896	$59,907	$362,200	$1,363
2020	67,623	$59,291	$367,200	$1,327
2021	72,855	$68,300	$380,500	$1,406
2022	72,817	$75,511	$446,400	$1,461
2023	72,528	$77,171	$449,600	$1,546

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,790	5.2%
5 to 17	10,191	14.1%
18 to 24	5,088	7.0%
25 to 34	10,445	14.4%
35 to 44	9,678	13.3%
45 to 54	10,066	13.9%
55 to 64	10,173	14.0%
65 to 74	7,132	9.8%
75 and over	5,965	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,726	14.8%
Black or African American	42,080	58.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	392	0.5%
Asian	1,583	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1,787	2.5%
Two or more races	2,671	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,289	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,216	15.4%
High school graduate	12,739	23.8%
Some college or associate's	13,781	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	10,777	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7,946	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone48.3%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit27.8%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,209	48.3%
Carpooled	2,657	7.5%
Public transit	9,896	27.8%
Walked	1,592	4.5%
Bicycle	102	0.3%
Worked from home	2,867	8.1%
Other means	1,273	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,425	13.5%
15 to 29 min	9,942	30.4%
30 to 44 min	8,105	24.8%
45 to 59 min	3,731	11.4%
60+ min	6,526	19.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 13.6% (9,762 of 71,754)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,391	59.9%
Nonfamily households	11,650	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,041	94.0%
Vacant	1,849	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,228	42.1%
Renter-occupied	16,813	57.9%

1-unit, detached26.1%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units21.3%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units33.8%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,052	26.1%
1-unit, attached	1,515	4.9%
2 to 4 units	6,579	21.3%
5 to 19 units	4,137	13.4%
20 or more units	10,441	33.8%
Mobile home & other	166	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3649121
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.9131, -73.8293