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New York·Westchester County
20 tracts·72K people·$484K median·16,490/mi²
Black 57 · Hispanic 21 · White 13 · Multiracial 4 · Other 2 · Asian 2
Living alone 35 · Other 35 · Married couple 30
Manufacturing 35 · Retail 24 · Health 15 · Professional 14 · Public admin 4 · Leisure 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Service 24 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 48 · Transit 26 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 8 · Walk 4 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Mount Vernon is $484,000 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Mount Vernon has 72,427 residents across 20 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.7; the population is 56.9% Black, 21.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% White, 4.1% Multiracial, 2.3% Other and 1.9% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 35.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.8% (Census ACS).
TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL (56%), LINCOLN SCHOOL (54%) and MOUNT VERNON HONOR ACADEMY (48%) lead the elementary schools; INTELLECTUS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL (53%) and AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (51%) lead the middle schools; MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY (55%), DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS (53%) and MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL (41%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,629/month, 3% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Mount Vernon is $78,779 a year, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Mount Vernon, median rent is $1,629/month and the median home value is $484,000 (Census ACS).
Mount Vernon reported 5.2 violent crimes and 16.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 102 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 31 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mount Vernon are earthquake (80), strong wind (79) and winter weather (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.33g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Mount Vernon, 4.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).