Mount Vernon

Population: 13,120
Median household income: $156,875
Median home value: $779,800

Mount Vernon, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 13,120 residents. The median household income of $156,875 is above the Fairfax County median ($150,113).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Vernon's population held roughly steady from 13,113 to 13,120, while its median home value rose 24.2% from $627,900 to $779,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 52.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,120
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $156,875
Median home value: $779,800
Median gross rent: $1,643
Housing units: 5,005
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,11313,120

Median household income

$146,250$156,875

Median home value

$627,900$779,800

Median gross rent

$1,472$1,643

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,113	$146,250	$627,900	$1,472
2020	13,490	$135,788	$641,700	$1,364
2021	13,707	$149,087	$664,300	$1,366
2022	13,299	$160,096	$722,200	$1,496
2023	13,120	$156,875	$779,800	$1,643

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	895	6.8%
5 to 17	2,485	18.9%
18 to 24	544	4.1%
25 to 34	1,158	8.8%
35 to 44	1,594	12.1%
45 to 54	2,138	16.3%
55 to 64	1,875	14.3%
65 to 74	1,447	11.0%
75 and over	984	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,887	52.5%
Black or African American	2,163	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	926	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	134	1.0%
Two or more races	617	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,393	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate13.7%

Some college or associate's18.5%

Bachelor's degree31.3%

Graduate or professional degree32.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	372	4.0%
High school graduate	1,256	13.7%
Some college or associate's	1,702	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,879	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,987	32.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone56.4%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit2.8%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.9%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,733	56.4%
Carpooled	690	10.4%
Public transit	184	2.8%
Walked	77	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,715	25.9%
Other means	225	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	659	13.4%
15 to 29 min	1,561	31.8%
30 to 44 min	1,527	31.1%
45 to 59 min	667	13.6%
60+ min	495	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 7.5% (980 of 13,092)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,542	72.8%
Nonfamily households	1,321	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,863	97.2%
Vacant	142	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,569	73.4%
Renter-occupied	1,294	26.6%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,707	74.1%
1-unit, attached	301	6.0%
2 to 4 units	157	3.1%
5 to 19 units	496	9.9%
20 or more units	171	3.4%
Mobile home & other	173	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5154144
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.83 sq mi
Center point: 38.7134, -77.1052