Mount Vernon

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  2. Mount Vernon Statistics
  3. Mount Vernon Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Mount Vernon Employment Information
  5. Mount Vernon Family Information
  6. Mount Vernon Education Information
  7. Mount Vernon Public Benefits Information
  8. Mount Vernon Criminal Information
  9. Mount Vernon Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Mount Vernon Zip Codes


Mount Vernon Legal Resources Back to top

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Mount Vernon Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 34,615
  • Land Area (2000): 70.828 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 20.781 square kilometers
Mount Vernon Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 4,129 2003 4,118 2005 4,621
2002 4,190 2004 Not Available 2006 4,614

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Houses (2000): 13,086
Mount Vernon Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 33,335 96.25%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,297 3.75%

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Mount Vernon Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,226 13.66%
2. Public Administration 1,221 13.60%
3. Construction 1,025 11.42%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 552 6.15%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 377 4.20%
6. Educational Services 375 4.18%
7. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 309 3.44%
8. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 253 2.82%
9. Finance and Insurance 234 2.61%
10. Health Care 231 2.57%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 229 2.55%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 218 2.43%
13. Repair and Maintenance 207 2.31%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 202 2.25%
15. Other Transportation 179 1.99%
16. Info Services and Data Processing 161 1.79%
17. U.S. Postal Service 150 1.67%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 129 1.44%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 121 1.35%
20. Truck Transportation 110 1.23%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Public Administration 1,210 13.93%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,075 12.37%
3. Educational Services 957 11.02%
4. Health Care 753 8.67%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 540 6.22%
6. Finance and Insurance 439 5.05%
7. Social Assistance 357 4.11%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 325 3.74%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 276 3.18%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 228 2.62%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 203 2.34%
12. Department and Other General Stores 194 2.23%
13. Construction 158 1.82%
14. Private Household Services 147 1.69%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 140 1.61%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 130 1.50%
17. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 115 1.32%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 95 1.09%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 90 1.04%
20. Info Services and Data Processing 89 1.02%

Mount Vernon Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer Specialists 659 7.34%
2. Other Management Occupations 593 6.61%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 379 4.22%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 340 3.79%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 321 3.58%
6. Top Executives 315 3.51%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 292 3.25%
8. Business Operations Specialists 290 3.23%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 287 3.20%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 269 3.00%
11. Engineers 239 2.66%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 236 2.63%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 176 1.96%
14. Other Construction Trades 173 1.93%
15. Other Protective Service Workers 160 1.78%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 158 1.76%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 157 1.75%
18. Lawyers 153 1.70%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 152 1.69%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 150 1.67%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 783 9.01%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 580 6.68%
3. Other Management Occupations 479 5.51%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 374 4.31%
5. Business Operations Specialists 368 4.24%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 359 4.13%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 342 3.94%
8. Computer Specialists 314 3.61%
9. Child Care Workers 298 3.43%
10. Cashiers 283 3.26%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 267 3.07%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 227 2.61%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 225 2.59%
14. Registered Nurses 161 1.85%
15. Legal Support Workers 158 1.82%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 157 1.81%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 146 1.68%
18. Accountants and Auditors 145 1.67%
19. Customer Service Representatives 144 1.66%
20. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 143 1.65%

Mount Vernon Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 17,264 65.44%
15-35 hours 2,749 10.42%
1-14 hours 622 2.36%
No regular hours 5,748 21.79%

Mount Vernon Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 509 2.92%
5 AM-5:29 AM 653 3.74%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 858 4.92%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,836 10.53%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,381 13.65%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,842 16.29%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,426 13.91%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,752 10.04%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 958 5.49%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,005 5.76%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 337 1.93%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 132 0.76%
Noon-3:59 PM 911 5.22%
4 PM-11:59 PM 843 4.83%

Mount Vernon Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 204 1.17%
5-9 866 4.96%
10-14 1,333 7.64%
15-19 1,468 8.42%
20-24 1,703 9.76%
25-29 1,214 6.96%
30-34 3,022 17.33%
35-39 872 5.00%
40-44 1,296 7.43%
45-59 2,800 16.05%
60-89 2,171 12.45%
At least 90 494 2.83%

Mount Vernon Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 292 1.67% 6,496 37.24%
30-44 318 1.82% 4,872 27.93%
45-59 393 2.25% 2,407 13.80%
At least 60 707 4.05% 1,958 11.23%

Mount Vernon Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 11 0.06%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 2,782 15.43%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 12,621 70.02%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 16 0.09%
Color 4 Box Other 121 0.67%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,710 9.49%
Color 6 Box Walked 182 1.01%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 582 3.23%

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Mount Vernon Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 12,697 (34,541 people)
Families (2000): 9,214 (29,174 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,924
People at same address in 1995: 17,249
Mount Vernon Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 456 3.59%
$10,000-$14,999 267 2.10%
$15,000-$19,999 316 2.49%
$20,000-$24,999 475 3.74%
$25,000-$29,999 537 4.23%
$30,000-$34,999 674 5.31%
$35,000-$39,999 623 4.91%
$40,000-$44,999 599 4.72%
$45,000-$49,999 662 5.21%
$50,000-$59,999 1,258 9.91%
$60,000-$74,999 1,619 12.75%
$75,000-$99,999 1,963 15.46%
$100,000-$124,999 1,280 10.08%
$125,000-$149,999 798 6.28%
$150,000-$199,999 610 4.80%
$200,000 or more 560 4.41%

Mount Vernon Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,745 21.66%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,587 28.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 648 5.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,177 17.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 108 0.85%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,778 14.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 31 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 911 7.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 10 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 379 2.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 5 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 293 2.31%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.02%

Mount Vernon Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 11,494 31.01%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,790 15.62%
Public Assistance 251 0.68%
Retirement 2,779 7.50%
Self Employment 1,507 4.07%
Social Security 2,013 5.43%
Supplemental Security 275 0.74%
Wage / Salary 11,225 30.29%
Other 1,729 4.67%

Mount Vernon Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,598 51.93%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,330 48.07%

Mount Vernon Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 960 7.54%
Color 1 Box Married 7,888 61.93%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,658 28.72%
Color 3 Box Widowed 231 1.81%

Mount Vernon Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,480 10.46%
Color 1 Box Married 7,919 55.96%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,924 27.73%
Color 3 Box Widowed 827 5.84%

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Mount Vernon Education Information Back to top
Mount Vernon Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,443 5.69%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,459 9.69%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,556 21.90%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,566 21.94%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,296 5.11%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,186 20.44%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,860 15.22%

Mount Vernon Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 175 0.51% 440 1.27% 615 1.78%
Kindergarten 309 0.89% 105 0.30% 414 1.20%
Grades 1-4 2,004 5.79% 225 0.65% 2,229 6.44%
Grades 5-8 1,859 5.37% 254 0.73% 2,113 6.10%
Grades 9-12 1,815 5.24% 252 0.73% 2,067 5.97%
Undergrad college 1,283 3.71% 258 0.75% 1,541 4.45%
Graduate or professional school 328 0.95% 312 0.90% 640 1.85%
Total 7,773 22.46% 1,846 5.33% 9,619 27.79%

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Mount Vernon Public Benefits Information Back to top
Mount Vernon Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 32,268 93.51%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,240 6.49%

Mount Vernon Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mount Vernon Criminal Information Back to top
Mount Vernon Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 3.633 0.484 0.000 0.242 4.359 0.242 6.297 30.516 1.211 38.266
2002 2.387 0.477 0.000 0.477 3.341 0.000 4.535 29.594 2.148 36.277
2003 1.700 0.486 0.000 0.486 2.671 0.000 3.400 27.683 0.971 32.054
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 2.164 0.433 0.000 0.216 2.813 0.000 1.298 29.214 0.866 31.378
2006 1.300 0.650 0.000 1.084 3.034 0.433 1.951 21.240 1.734 24.924
2007 1.751 0.219 0.000 0.219 2.189 0.000 3.940 28.021 1.532 33.494

Mount Vernon Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 2 17
2005 2 17
2006 2 14
2007 2 16

Mount Vernon Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 176
2002 166

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Mount Vernon Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Mount Vernon Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 5,116 14.78%
10-19 Years 4,784 13.82%
20-29 Years 4,297 12.41%
30-39 Years 5,639 16.29%
40-49 Years 6,066 17.52%
50-59 Years 4,448 12.85%
60-69 Years 2,348 6.78%
70-79 Years 1,480 4.28%
80-89 Years 394 1.14%
90+ Years 43 0.12%

Mount Vernon Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 16,942 48.94%
Color 1 Box Female 17,673 51.06%

Mount Vernon Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 18,211 52.61%
Color 1 Box African-American 8,313 24.02%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 4,562 13.18%
Color 2 Box Asian 2,313 6.68%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,009 2.91%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 97 0.28%
Color 6 Box Other Race 92 0.27%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 18 0.05%

Mount Vernon Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,023 17.47%
2. English 3,683 15.99%
3. Irish 3,355 14.57%
4. United States Or American 1,971 8.56%
5. Italian 1,246 5.41%
6. Scottish 788 3.42%
7. Polish 756 3.28%
8. French Non-Basque 704 3.06%
9. African 551 2.39%
10. Scotch Irish 503 2.18%

Mount Vernon Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 23,861 74.46%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 3,998 12.48%
3. African 713 2.22%
4. Korean 466 1.45%
5. French 353 1.10%
6. Urdu 341 1.06%
7. Tagalog 321 1.00%
8. Vietnamese 252 0.79%
9. German 246 0.77%
10. Arabic 208 0.65%

Mount Vernon Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 27,918 80.61%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,652 7.66%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 4,062 11.73%

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Mount Vernon Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mount Vernon Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
22121