Mount Vernon, NY Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	68,381	100.0

Male	30,861	45.1
Female	37,520	54.9

Under 5 years	4,827	7.1
5 to 9 years	5,016	7.3
10 to 14 years	4,777	7.0
15 to 19 years	4,308	6.3
20 to 24 years	4,062	5.9
25 to 34 years	10,164	14.9
35 to 44 years	11,075	16.2
45 to 54 years	8,933	13.1
55 to 59 years	3,488	5.1
60 to 64 years	2,888	4.2
65 to 74 years	4,441	6.5
75 to 84 years	3,056	4.5
85 years and over	1,346	2.0

Median age (years)	35.8	(X)

18 years and over	51,063	74.7
Male	22,196	32.5
Female	28,867	42.2
21 years and over	48,670	71.2
62 years and over	10,470	15.3
65 years and over	8,843	12.9
Male	3,181	4.7
Female	5,662	8.3

RACE
One race	65,346	95.6
White	19,577	28.6
Black or African American	40,743	59.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	219	0.3
Asian	1,448	2.1
Asian Indian	830	1.2
Chinese	182	0.3
Filipino	178	0.3
Japanese	61	0.1
Korean	58	0.1
Vietnamese	5	0.0
Other Asian ¹	134	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	43	0.1
Native Hawaiian	8	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	27	0.0
Some other race	3,316	4.8
Two or more races	3,035	4.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	21,129	30.9
Black or African American	42,516	62.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	620	0.9
Asian	1,862	2.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	185	0.3
Some other race	5,334	7.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	68,381	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	7,083	10.4
Mexican	1,361	2.0
Puerto Rican	2,212	3.2
Cuban	192	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	3,318	4.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	61,298	89.6
White alone	16,677	24.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	68,381	100.0
In households	67,633	98.9
Householder	25,729	37.6
Spouse	9,487	13.9
Child	21,233	31.1
Own child under 18 years	14,183	20.7
Other relatives	7,135	10.4
Under 18 years	2,579	3.8
Nonrelatives	4,049	5.9
Unmarried partner	1,357	2.0
In group quarters	748	1.1
Institutionalized population	539	0.8
Noninstitutionalized population	209	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	25,729	100.0
Family households (families)	16,669	64.8
With own children under 18 years	8,004	31.1
Married-couple family	9,487	36.9
With own children under 18 years	4,321	16.8
Female householder, no husband present	5,910	23.0
With own children under 18 years	3,170	12.3
Nonfamily households	9,060	35.2
Householder living alone	7,719	30.0
Householder 65 years and over	2,743	10.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,426	36.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,567	25.5

Average household size	2.63	(X)
Average family size	3.27	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	27,048	100.0
Occupied housing units	25,729	95.1
Vacant housing units	1,319	4.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	62	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	25,729	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,390	36.5
Renter-occupied housing units	16,339	63.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.93	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.45	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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