Mount Vernon, WA Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,527 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 459 | 6.1 |
| Kindergarten | 407 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,482 | 46.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,573 | 20.9 |
| College or graduate school | 1,606 | 21.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 15,567 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,638 | 10.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,655 | 10.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,852 | 24.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,190 | 26.9 |
| Associate degree | 1,331 | 8.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,896 | 12.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,005 | 6.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 78.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 19,903 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,232 | 26.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 10,673 | 53.6 |
| Separated | 590 | 3.0 |
| Widowed | 1,222 | 6.1 |
Female | 1,028 | 5.2 |
| Divorced | 2,186 | 11.0 |
Female | 1,280 | 6.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 340 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 94 | 27.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,544 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,589 | 14.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 6,866 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 656 | 9.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 13,606 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,303 | 16.9 |
Percent employed | 54.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 11,303 | 83.1 |
Percent employed | 79.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,968 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,258 | 42.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,130 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 9,632 | 39.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 12,759 | 52.9 |
Same county | 6,611 | 27.4 |
Different county | 6,148 | 25.5 |
Same state | 3,533 | 14.6 |
Different state | 2,615 | 10.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,739 | 7.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 26,297 | 100.0 |
| Native | 21,163 | 80.5 |
Born in United States | 20,853 | 79.3 |
State of residence | 12,587 | 47.9 |
Different state | 8,266 | 31.4 |
Born outside United States | 310 | 1.2 |
| Foreign born | 5,134 | 19.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 3,235 | 12.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,074 | 4.1 |
Not a citizen | 4,060 | 15.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 5,134 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 589 | 11.5 |
| Asia | 533 | 10.4 |
| Africa | 7 | 0.1 |
| Oceania | 10 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 3,740 | 72.8 |
| Northern America | 255 | 5.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,130 | 100.0 |
| English only | 18,042 | 74.8 |
| Language other than English | 6,088 | 25.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,981 | 16.5 |
Spanish | 4,878 | 20.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,280 | 13.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 659 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 373 | 1.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 505 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 300 | 1.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 26,297 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 27,808 | 105.7 |
| Arab | 74 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 142 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 214 | 0.8 |
| Dutch | 1,068 | 4.1 |
| English | 2,554 | 9.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 804 | 3.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 379 | 1.4 |
| German | 3,687 | 14.0 |
| Greek | 62 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 47 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 2,373 | 9.0 |
| Italian | 732 | 2.8 |
| Lithuanian | 31 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,710 | 6.5 |
| Polish | 256 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 35 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 154 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 595 | 2.3 |
| Scottish | 714 | 2.7 |
| Slovak | 76 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 19 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 1,046 | 4.0 |
| Swiss | 101 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 228 | 0.9 |
| United States or American | 868 | 3.3 |
| Welsh | 257 | 1.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 8 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 9,574 | 36.4 |
| (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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