Mount Vernon, NY Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,590 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,103 | 5.9 |
| Kindergarten | 1,145 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,816 | 42.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 4,281 | 23.0 |
| College or graduate school | 4,245 | 22.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 45,705 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,084 | 8.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,619 | 16.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,131 | 26.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 7,621 | 16.7 |
| Associate degree | 3,192 | 7.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 6,600 | 14.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 4,458 | 9.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 74.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 24.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 53,908 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 19,579 | 36.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 22,471 | 41.7 |
| Separated | 2,669 | 5.0 |
| Widowed | 4,582 | 8.5 |
Female | 3,812 | 7.1 |
| Divorced | 4,607 | 8.5 |
Female | 2,765 | 5.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,425 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 987 | 40.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 51,092 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,898 | 7.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 14,746 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,425 | 9.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 39,934 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 10,256 | 25.7 |
Percent employed | 63.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 29,678 | 74.3 |
Percent employed | 75.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,382 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,494 | 41.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 63,622 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 37,791 | 59.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 23,001 | 36.2 |
Same county | 15,448 | 24.3 |
Different county | 7,553 | 11.9 |
Same state | 5,873 | 9.2 |
Different state | 1,680 | 2.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,830 | 4.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 68,381 | 100.0 |
| Native | 48,499 | 70.9 |
Born in United States | 47,328 | 69.2 |
State of residence | 37,725 | 55.2 |
Different state | 9,603 | 14.0 |
Born outside United States | 1,171 | 1.7 |
| Foreign born | 19,882 | 29.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 7,018 | 10.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 8,764 | 12.8 |
Not a citizen | 11,118 | 16.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 19,882 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 3,006 | 15.1 |
| Asia | 1,259 | 6.3 |
| Africa | 645 | 3.2 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 14,870 | 74.8 |
| Northern America | 102 | 0.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 63,622 | 100.0 |
| English only | 48,800 | 76.7 |
| Language other than English | 14,822 | 23.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 6,257 | 9.8 |
Spanish | 6,080 | 9.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,701 | 4.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,237 | 11.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,087 | 4.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 941 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 353 | 0.6 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 68,381 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 65,217 | 95.4 |
| Arab | 90 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 118 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 36 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 105 | 0.2 |
| English | 759 | 1.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 323 | 0.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 49 | 0.1 |
| German | 1,648 | 2.4 |
| Greek | 355 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 160 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 2,768 | 4.0 |
| Italian | 7,076 | 10.3 |
| Lithuanian | 54 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 78 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 929 | 1.4 |
| Portuguese | 1,498 | 2.2 |
| Russian | 468 | 0.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 111 | 0.2 |
| Scottish | 219 | 0.3 |
| Slovak | 54 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,004 | 1.5 |
| Swedish | 62 | 0.1 |
| Swiss | 56 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 89 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 1,852 | 2.7 |
| Welsh | 13 | 0.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 11,360 | 16.6 |
| Other ancestries | 33,883 | 49.6 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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