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Population (2000): 68,381
Land Area (2000): 11.288 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.048 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 28.7186 (-1.8) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 74.1186 (23.4) / 85.7186 (29.8)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 5,470
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 779
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 46 inches

Mount Vernon Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2002	1,166	2004	Not Available	2006	1,174
2003	1,185	2005	1,180	2007	1,168

Mount Vernon Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Mount Vernon Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	35,053	33,146	1,907	5.44%	54
1991	34,685	31,743	2,942	8.48%	85
1992	34,172	30,911	3,261	9.54%	96
1993	33,369	30,525	2,844	8.52%	85
1994	32,999	30,497	2,502	7.58%	76
1995	32,863	30,613	2,249	6.84%	68
1996	33,205	31,094	2,111	6.36%	64
1997	33,568	31,611	1,957	5.83%	58
1998	33,595	31,834	1,761	5.24%	53
1999	33,797	32,006	1,791	5.30%	53
2000	33,436	32,066	1,370	4.10%	41
2001	33,578	31,989	1,589	4.73%	47
2002	33,797	31,794	2,003	5.93%	59
2003	33,670	31,695	1,975	5.86%	59
2004	34,019	32,030	1,989	5.85%	59
2005	34,109	32,320	1,789	5.25%	53
2006	34,391	32,622	1,770	5.15%	52
2007	34,555	32,878	1,677	4.85%	49
2008	35,113	32,886	2,228	6.34%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	34,736	32,861	1,875	5.40%	54
Feb 1990	34,655	32,745	1,910	5.51%	55
Mar 1990	34,690	32,946	1,744	5.03%	50
Apr 1990	34,590	32,880	1,710	4.94%	49
May 1990	34,826	33,068	1,758	5.05%	50
Jun 1990	35,778	34,014	1,764	4.93%	49
Jul 1990	36,458	34,518	1,940	5.32%	53
Aug 1990	36,000	33,912	2,088	5.80%	58
Sep 1990	34,962	32,936	2,026	5.79%	58
Oct 1990	34,811	32,891	1,920	5.52%	55
Nov 1990	34,618	32,519	2,099	6.06%	61
Dec 1990	34,512	32,467	2,045	5.93%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	34,603	31,581	3,022	8.73%	87
Feb 1991	34,538	31,406	3,132	9.07%	91
Mar 1991	34,513	31,405	3,108	9.01%	90
Apr 1991	34,629	31,859	2,770	8.00%	80
May 1991	34,697	31,648	3,049	8.79%	88
Jun 1991	35,431	32,428	3,003	8.48%	85
Jul 1991	35,799	32,787	3,012	8.41%	84
Aug 1991	35,235	32,272	2,963	8.41%	84
Sep 1991	34,446	31,519	2,927	8.50%	85
Oct 1991	34,202	31,435	2,767	8.09%	81
Nov 1991	34,046	31,325	2,721	7.99%	80
Dec 1991	34,084	31,255	2,829	8.30%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	34,095	30,599	3,496	10.25%	103
Feb 1992	33,810	30,205	3,605	10.66%	107
Mar 1992	33,800	30,469	3,331	9.86%	99
Apr 1992	33,812	30,866	2,946	8.71%	87
May 1992	33,994	30,885	3,109	9.15%	91
Jun 1992	34,991	31,574	3,417	9.77%	98
Jul 1992	35,353	31,965	3,388	9.58%	96
Aug 1992	34,888	31,551	3,337	9.56%	96
Sep 1992	33,985	30,594	3,391	9.98%	100
Oct 1992	33,775	30,676	3,099	9.18%	92
Nov 1992	33,769	30,739	3,030	8.97%	90
Dec 1992	33,796	30,812	2,984	8.83%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	33,420	30,098	3,322	9.94%	99
Feb 1993	33,319	30,108	3,211	9.64%	96
Mar 1993	33,202	30,236	2,966	8.93%	89
Apr 1993	32,876	30,215	2,661	8.09%	81
May 1993	33,323	30,522	2,801	8.41%	84
Jun 1993	34,212	31,236	2,976	8.70%	87
Jul 1993	34,324	31,418	2,906	8.47%	85
Aug 1993	33,985	31,101	2,884	8.49%	85
Sep 1993	32,884	30,136	2,748	8.36%	84
Oct 1993	32,907	30,247	2,660	8.08%	81
Nov 1993	32,962	30,443	2,519	7.64%	76
Dec 1993	33,008	30,535	2,473	7.49%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	32,768	29,911	2,857	8.72%	87
Feb 1994	32,676	29,818	2,858	8.75%	87
Mar 1994	32,703	29,964	2,739	8.38%	84
Apr 1994	32,469	30,008	2,461	7.58%	76
May 1994	32,708	30,376	2,332	7.13%	71
Jun 1994	33,587	31,018	2,569	7.65%	76
Jul 1994	33,995	31,313	2,682	7.89%	79
Aug 1994	33,749	31,147	2,602	7.71%	77
Sep 1994	32,751	30,279	2,472	7.55%	75
Oct 1994	32,866	30,593	2,273	6.92%	69
Nov 1994	32,887	30,727	2,160	6.57%	66
Dec 1994	32,829	30,809	2,020	6.15%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	32,622	30,177	2,445	7.49%	75
Feb 1995	32,516	30,158	2,358	7.25%	73
Mar 1995	32,627	30,387	2,240	6.87%	69
Apr 1995	32,498	30,339	2,159	6.64%	66
May 1995	32,512	30,360	2,152	6.62%	66
Jun 1995	33,371	31,102	2,269	6.80%	68
Jul 1995	34,021	31,507	2,514	7.39%	74
Aug 1995	33,662	31,203	2,459	7.30%	73
Sep 1995	32,581	30,237	2,344	7.19%	72
Oct 1995	32,670	30,582	2,088	6.39%	64
Nov 1995	32,677	30,701	1,976	6.05%	60
Dec 1995	32,595	30,607	1,988	6.10%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	32,479	30,082	2,397	7.38%	74
Feb 1996	32,596	30,298	2,298	7.05%	70
Mar 1996	32,811	30,510	2,301	7.01%	70
Apr 1996	32,689	30,641	2,048	6.27%	63
May 1996	32,960	30,860	2,100	6.37%	64
Jun 1996	33,835	31,716	2,119	6.26%	63
Jul 1996	34,470	32,058	2,412	7.00%	70
Aug 1996	34,019	31,911	2,108	6.20%	62
Sep 1996	32,887	30,849	2,038	6.20%	62
Oct 1996	33,154	31,254	1,900	5.73%	57
Nov 1996	33,179	31,358	1,821	5.49%	55
Dec 1996	33,384	31,589	1,795	5.38%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	32,970	30,781	2,189	6.64%	66
Feb 1997	32,970	30,809	2,161	6.55%	66
Mar 1997	33,123	31,123	2,000	6.04%	60
Apr 1997	32,814	31,061	1,753	5.34%	53
May 1997	33,155	31,313	1,842	5.56%	56
Jun 1997	34,052	32,028	2,024	5.94%	59
Jul 1997	34,730	32,539	2,191	6.31%	63
Aug 1997	34,492	32,395	2,097	6.08%	61
Sep 1997	33,501	31,439	2,062	6.16%	62
Oct 1997	33,542	31,725	1,817	5.42%	54
Nov 1997	33,609	31,929	1,680	5.00%	50
Dec 1997	33,856	32,192	1,664	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	33,677	31,630	2,047	6.08%	61
Feb 1998	33,514	31,447	2,067	6.17%	62
Mar 1998	33,414	31,523	1,891	5.66%	57
Apr 1998	33,127	31,553	1,574	4.75%	48
May 1998	33,372	31,711	1,661	4.98%	50
Jun 1998	34,306	32,487	1,819	5.30%	53
Jul 1998	34,455	32,651	1,804	5.24%	52
Aug 1998	34,097	32,316	1,781	5.22%	52
Sep 1998	33,188	31,401	1,787	5.38%	54
Oct 1998	33,187	31,539	1,648	4.97%	50
Nov 1998	33,347	31,818	1,529	4.59%	46
Dec 1998	33,456	31,930	1,526	4.56%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	33,392	31,613	1,779	5.33%	53
Feb 1999	33,452	31,494	1,958	5.85%	59
Mar 1999	33,408	31,571	1,837	5.50%	55
Apr 1999	33,259	31,588	1,671	5.02%	50
May 1999	33,329	31,698	1,631	4.89%	49
Jun 1999	34,410	32,442	1,968	5.72%	57
Jul 1999	34,820	32,802	2,018	5.80%	58
Aug 1999	34,405	32,502	1,903	5.53%	55
Sep 1999	33,718	31,744	1,974	5.85%	59
Oct 1999	33,735	32,036	1,699	5.04%	50
Nov 1999	33,767	32,193	1,574	4.66%	47
Dec 1999	33,870	32,391	1,479	4.37%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	33,204	31,688	1,516	4.57%	46
Feb 2000	33,288	31,692	1,596	4.79%	48
Mar 2000	33,241	31,809	1,432	4.31%	43
Apr 2000	33,181	31,921	1,260	3.80%	38
May 2000	33,090	31,795	1,295	3.91%	39
Jun 2000	33,879	32,542	1,337	3.95%	39
Jul 2000	34,155	32,724	1,431	4.19%	42
Aug 2000	33,868	32,486	1,382	4.08%	41
Sep 2000	33,012	31,640	1,372	4.16%	42
Oct 2000	33,292	32,008	1,284	3.86%	39
Nov 2000	33,391	32,109	1,282	3.84%	38
Dec 2000	33,627	32,380	1,247	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	33,427	31,831	1,596	4.77%	48
Feb 2001	33,271	31,755	1,516	4.56%	46
Mar 2001	33,303	31,864	1,439	4.32%	43
Apr 2001	33,129	31,844	1,285	3.88%	39
May 2001	33,161	31,834	1,327	4.00%	40
Jun 2001	33,939	32,443	1,496	4.41%	44
Jul 2001	34,411	32,790	1,621	4.71%	47
Aug 2001	33,967	32,300	1,667	4.91%	49
Sep 2001	33,399	31,669	1,730	5.18%	52
Oct 2001	33,544	31,789	1,755	5.23%	52
Nov 2001	33,610	31,832	1,778	5.29%	53
Dec 2001	33,776	31,918	1,858	5.50%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	33,204	31,062	2,142	6.45%	65
Feb 2002	33,415	31,312	2,103	6.29%	63
Mar 2002	33,442	31,387	2,055	6.14%	61
Apr 2002	33,460	31,508	1,952	5.83%	58
May 2002	33,636	31,682	1,954	5.81%	58
Jun 2002	34,340	32,276	2,064	6.01%	60
Jul 2002	34,672	32,524	2,148	6.20%	62
Aug 2002	34,355	32,323	2,032	5.91%	59
Sep 2002	33,648	31,684	1,964	5.84%	58
Oct 2002	33,844	31,946	1,898	5.61%	56
Nov 2002	33,694	31,838	1,856	5.51%	55
Dec 2002	33,853	31,981	1,872	5.53%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	33,468	31,370	2,098	6.27%	63
Feb 2003	33,339	31,308	2,031	6.09%	61
Mar 2003	33,374	31,455	1,919	5.75%	57
Apr 2003	33,374	31,547	1,827	5.47%	55
May 2003	33,363	31,487	1,876	5.62%	56
Jun 2003	34,086	32,106	1,980	5.81%	58
Jul 2003	34,429	32,356	2,073	6.02%	60
Aug 2003	34,137	32,137	2,000	5.86%	59
Sep 2003	33,324	31,260	2,064	6.19%	62
Oct 2003	33,650	31,651	1,999	5.94%	59
Nov 2003	33,829	31,825	2,004	5.92%	59
Dec 2003	33,667	31,842	1,825	5.42%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	33,611	31,411	2,200	6.55%	65
Feb 2004	33,483	31,377	2,106	6.29%	63
Mar 2004	33,670	31,491	2,179	6.47%	65
Apr 2004	33,585	31,645	1,940	5.78%	58
May 2004	33,627	31,685	1,942	5.78%	58
Jun 2004	34,408	32,366	2,042	5.93%	59
Jul 2004	35,014	32,921	2,093	5.98%	60
Aug 2004	34,674	32,723	1,951	5.63%	56
Sep 2004	33,705	31,748	1,957	5.81%	58
Oct 2004	34,005	32,197	1,808	5.32%	53
Nov 2004	34,219	32,375	1,844	5.39%	54
Dec 2004	34,232	32,424	1,808	5.28%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	33,728	31,800	1,928	5.72%	57
Feb 2005	33,674	31,736	1,938	5.76%	58
Mar 2005	33,556	31,809	1,747	5.21%	52
Apr 2005	33,733	32,047	1,686	5.00%	50
May 2005	33,889	32,155	1,734	5.12%	51
Jun 2005	34,511	32,725	1,786	5.18%	52
Jul 2005	35,043	33,139	1,904	5.43%	54
Aug 2005	34,725	33,008	1,717	4.94%	49
Sep 2005	33,997	32,152	1,845	5.43%	54
Oct 2005	34,063	32,366	1,697	4.98%	50
Nov 2005	34,197	32,365	1,832	5.36%	54
Dec 2005	34,196	32,537	1,659	4.85%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	34,047	32,152	1,895	5.57%	56
Feb 2006	34,029	32,060	1,969	5.79%	58
Mar 2006	34,036	32,179	1,857	5.46%	55
Apr 2006	33,986	32,195	1,791	5.27%	53
May 2006	34,125	32,329	1,796	5.26%	53
Jun 2006	34,904	33,109	1,795	5.14%	51
Jul 2006	35,301	33,367	1,934	5.48%	55
Aug 2006	34,961	33,153	1,808	5.17%	52
Sep 2006	34,086	32,349	1,737	5.10%	51
Oct 2006	34,294	32,735	1,559	4.55%	45
Nov 2006	34,425	32,831	1,594	4.63%	46
Dec 2006	34,498	32,999	1,499	4.35%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	34,361	32,539	1,822	5.30%	53
Feb 2007	34,176	32,406	1,770	5.18%	52
Mar 2007	34,133	32,558	1,575	4.61%	46
Apr 2007	34,039	32,598	1,441	4.23%	42
May 2007	34,178	32,637	1,541	4.51%	45
Jun 2007	35,114	33,461	1,653	4.71%	47
Jul 2007	35,585	33,778	1,807	5.08%	51
Aug 2007	35,135	33,408	1,727	4.92%	49
Sep 2007	34,361	32,609	1,752	5.10%	51
Oct 2007	34,383	32,744	1,639	4.77%	48
Nov 2007	34,562	32,928	1,634	4.73%	47
Dec 2007	34,633	32,867	1,766	5.10%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	34,586	32,560	2,026	5.86%	59
Feb 2008	34,441	32,355	2,086	6.06%	61
Mar 2008	34,494	32,441	2,053	5.95%	60
Apr 2008	34,613	32,715	1,898	5.48%	55
May 2008	34,879	32,674	2,205	6.32%	63
Jun 2008	35,708	33,446	2,262	6.33%	63
Jul 2008	36,174	33,799	2,375	6.57%	66
Aug 2008	35,844	33,355	2,489	6.94%	69
Sep 2008	35,281	32,627	2,654	7.52%	75
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Mount Vernon Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,604	11.17%
2.	Health Care	1,331	9.27%
3.	Educational Services	916	6.38%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	782	5.44%
5.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	764	5.32%
6.	Finance and Insurance	746	5.19%
7.	Public Administration	674	4.69%
8.	Other Transportation	592	4.12%
9.	Accommodation and Food Services	540	3.76%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	474	3.30%
11.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	411	2.86%
12.	U.S. Postal Service	368	2.56%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	328	2.28%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	308	2.14%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	304	2.12%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	303	2.11%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	293	2.04%
18.	Social Assistance	213	1.48%
19.	Truck Transportation	161	1.12%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	160	1.11%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	4,197	25.26%
2.	Educational Services	2,003	12.05%
3.	Finance and Insurance	1,185	7.13%
4.	Social Assistance	1,038	6.25%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	896	5.39%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	557	3.35%
7.	Public Administration	557	3.35%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	514	3.09%
9.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	378	2.27%
10.	Private Household Services	367	2.21%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	321	1.93%
12.	U.S. Postal Service	312	1.88%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	302	1.82%
14.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	265	1.59%
15.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	261	1.57%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	260	1.56%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	260	1.56%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	234	1.41%
19.	Personal and Laundry Services	186	1.12%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	176	1.06%

Mount Vernon Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	929	6.47%
2.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	643	4.48%
3.	Other Management Occupations	548	3.82%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	522	3.63%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	514	3.58%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	440	3.06%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	422	2.94%
8.	Other Protective Service Workers	422	2.94%
9.	Computer Specialists	420	2.92%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	360	2.51%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	351	2.44%
12.	Other Construction Trades	350	2.44%
13.	Other Production Occupations	350	2.44%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	346	2.41%
15.	Carpenters	330	2.30%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	309	2.15%
17.	Construction Laborers	297	2.07%
18.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	272	1.89%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	258	1.80%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	250	1.74%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,373	8.26%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,336	8.04%
3.	Registered Nurses	1,030	6.20%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	1,028	6.19%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	839	5.05%
6.	Other Management Occupations	667	4.01%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	636	3.83%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	597	3.59%
9.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	554	3.33%
10.	Child Care Workers	514	3.09%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	448	2.70%
12.	Cashiers	445	2.68%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	428	2.58%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	386	2.32%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	374	2.25%
16.	Customer Service Representatives	364	2.19%
17.	Health Technologists and Technicians	364	2.19%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	357	2.15%
19.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	316	1.90%
20.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	304	1.83%

Mount Vernon Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	28,905	54.67%
15-35 hours	4,782	9.04%
1-14 hours	1,618	3.06%
No regular hours	17,570	33.23%

Mount Vernon Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	693	2.35%
5 AM-5:29 AM	621	2.10%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	615	2.08%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,784	6.04%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,446	8.28%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,911	16.62%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,248	17.76%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,500	15.23%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,096	7.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,611	5.45%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	714	2.42%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	522	1.77%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,766	5.98%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,023	6.85%

Mount Vernon Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	423	1.43%
5-9	1,485	5.03%
10-14	2,909	9.84%
15-19	3,715	12.57%
20-24	4,471	15.13%
25-29	1,586	5.37%
30-34	4,546	15.38%
35-39	694	2.35%
40-44	1,425	4.82%
45-59	2,987	10.11%
60-89	3,817	12.92%
At least 90	1,492	5.05%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,494	5.06%	13,095	44.31%
30-44	1,704	5.77%	4,961	16.79%
45-59	1,526	5.16%	1,461	4.94%
At least 60	3,563	12.06%	1,746	5.91%

Mount Vernon Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	65	0.22%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,808	12.63%
Car / truck / van, solo	15,471	51.30%
Motorcycle	13	0.04%
Other	262	0.87%
Public transportation	8,287	27.48%
Walked	1,644	5.45%
Worked at home	608	2.02%

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Mount Vernon Family Information Back to top
: 25,722 (67,630 people)
: 16,826 (55,299 people)
: 4,772
: 37,791
Mount Vernon Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,064	11.91%
$10,000-$14,999	1,745	6.78%
$15,000-$19,999	1,444	5.61%
$20,000-$24,999	1,604	6.24%
$25,000-$29,999	1,405	5.46%
$30,000-$34,999	1,797	6.99%
$35,000-$39,999	1,463	5.69%
$40,000-$44,999	1,299	5.05%
$45,000-$49,999	1,109	4.31%
$50,000-$59,999	2,247	8.74%
$60,000-$74,999	2,490	9.68%
$75,000-$99,999	2,507	9.75%
$100,000-$124,999	1,583	6.15%
$125,000-$149,999	858	3.34%
$150,000-$199,999	713	2.77%
$200,000 or more	394	1.53%

Mount Vernon Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	7,719	30.00%
Family, 2 people	5,841	22.70%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,049	4.08%
Family, 3 people	4,229	16.44%
Nonfamily, 3 people	179	0.70%
Family, 4 people	3,452	13.42%
Nonfamily, 4 people	51	0.20%
Family, 5 people	1,750	6.80%
Nonfamily, 5 people	40	0.16%
Family, 6 people	758	2.95%
Nonfamily, 6 people	11	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	639	2.48%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	11	0.04%

Mount Vernon Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	20,578	31.40%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	6,297	9.61%
Public Assistance	1,559	2.38%
Retirement	3,981	6.08%
Self Employment	2,023	3.09%
Social Security	6,450	9.84%
Supplemental Security	1,605	2.45%
Wage / Salary	20,167	30.78%
Other	2,865	4.37%

Mount Vernon Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,182	52.61%
With children under 18	4,668	47.39%

Mount Vernon Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,842	7.82%
Married	12,090	51.30%
Never Married	8,867	37.62%
Widowed	770	3.27%

Mount Vernon Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,765	9.11%
Married	13,050	43.01%
Never Married	10,712	35.31%
Widowed	3,812	12.56%

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Mount Vernon Education Information Back to top
Mount Vernon Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,285	8.39%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	8,769	17.16%
High school diploma or equivalent	13,842	27.09%
Some college, no degree	9,027	17.67%
Associate degree	3,501	6.85%
Bachelors degree	7,185	14.06%
Graduate or professional degree	4,492	8.79%

Mount Vernon Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	682	1.00%	421	0.62%	1,103	1.61%
Kindergarten	864	1.26%	281	0.41%	1,145	1.67%
Grades 1-4	3,315	4.85%	653	0.95%	3,968	5.80%
Grades 5-8	3,327	4.87%	521	0.76%	3,848	5.63%
Grades 9-12	3,526	5.16%	755	1.10%	4,281	6.26%
Undergrad college	1,732	2.53%	1,552	2.27%	3,284	4.80%
Graduate or professional school	337	0.49%	624	0.91%	961	1.41%
Total	13,783	20.16%	4,807	7.03%	18,590	27.19%

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Mount Vernon Business Information Back to top
: $350,206,000
: $22,740,000

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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
At Or Above Poverty Level	57,879	85.75%
Below Poverty Level	9,618	14.25%

Mount Vernon Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$2,785	$239	$514	$466	$50	$180	$3,995	$2,142	$9,351	$0
1952	$2,972	$208	$679	$503	$53	$356	$4,563	$2,311	$7,548	$0
1953	$2,926	$215	$730	$536	$50	$459	$4,701	$2,775	$7,650	$0
1954	$3,389	$239	$623	$529	$49	$569	$5,159	$2,820	$7,688	$2,981
1955	$3,301	$263	$712	$561	$49	$488	$5,111	$3,047	$7,397	$2,573
1956	$3,646	$256	$716	$562	$47	$518	$5,489	$3,226	$8,046	$2,681
1957	$3,811	$288	$703	$584	$45	$518	$5,661	$3,549	$8,541	$2,099
1958	$4,356	$299	$743	$578	$43	$638	$6,358	$3,772	$8,961	$2,276
1959	$4,918	$339	$734	$601	$44	$686	$6,983	$4,032	$8,558	$2,619
1960	$5,280	$221	$738	$610	$45	$692	$7,365	$4,436	$8,161	$2,403
1961	$5,048	$230	$818	$624	$28	$698	$7,216	$4,650	$8,555	$2,015
1962	$5,745	$228	$938	$624	$25	$837	$8,169	$4,875	$9,517	$2,481
1963	$5,685	$284	$834	$640	$23	$765	$7,947	$5,165	$12,760	$2,828
1964	$5,685	$284	$834	$640	$23	$765	$7,947	$5,165	$12,760	$0
1965	$5,931	$288	$1,776	$641	$23	$968	$9,339	$5,615	$12,807	$0
1966	$6,966	$323	$1,508	$606	$23	$1,011	$10,114	$5,626	$13,500	$0
1967	$7,310	$286	$1,827	$678	$21	$1,063	$10,899	$6,007	$13,759	$1,837
1968	$7,572	$222	$2,566	$743	$21	$1,471	$12,373	$6,111	$11,851	$0
1969	$8,204	$246	$2,330	$753	$21	$1,139	$12,447	$6,194	$10,623	$0
1970	$8,441	$306	$3,690	$935	$21	$1,767	$14,854	$6,784	$13,247	$2,858
1971	$8,383	$292	$4,291	$983	$21	$1,880	$15,558	$7,323	$19,005	$5,259
1972	$8,968	$325	$8,127	$997	$13	$1,431	$19,536	$8,621	$19,213	$3,268
1973	$9,492	$737	$4,405	$1,004	$13	$1,437	$16,351	$9,051	$15,390	$1,947
1974	$9,234	$1,790	$8,374	$1,044	$13	$1,605	$20,270	$9,472	$12,783	$1,521
1975	$9,808	$1,999	$6,314	$1,047	$13	$1,963	$19,145	$10,794	$13,898	$3,404
1976	$10,205	$3,325	$8,791	$1,069	$13	$1,919	$21,997	$10,075	$14,370	$4,684
1977	$10,391	$3,793	$7,719	$1,491	$6	$1,974	$21,581	$11,113	$14,682	$4,261
1978	$10,321	$3,987	$10,503	$1,441	$7	$2,112	$24,384	$12,485	$10,705	$3,368
1979	$10,808	$4,023	$13,374	$1,368	$6	$2,475	$28,031	$14,307	$11,954	$4,474
1980	$11,102	$4,304	$15,884	$1,392	$5	$4,056	$32,439	$15,672	$12,705	$3,585
1981	$12,268	$4,806	$10,834	$1,526	$5	$2,601	$27,234	$14,787	$19,054	$3,459
1982	$13,832	$5,199	$8,910	$1,696	$4	$3,020	$27,462	$14,516	$16,385	$4,304
1983	$14,004	$5,207	$10,254	$1,491	$4	$3,816	$29,569	$15,210	$22,538	$8,398
1984	$15,327	$6,186	$11,286	$1,536	$4	$4,454	$32,607	$15,918	$34,019	$6,638
1985	$16,634	$5,156	$11,428	$1,873	$4	$6,589	$36,528	$16,847	$32,289	$12,043
1986	$15,891	$8,290	$13,583	$1,873	$4	$6,648	$37,999	$17,629	$27,724	$12,524
1987	$18,636	$9,006	$13,836	$1,927	$1	$8,569	$42,969	$19,017	$29,788	$18,164
1988	$16,757	$10,594	$13,735	$1,976	$1	$7,941	$40,410	$20,766	$27,678	$39,815
1989	$17,027	$10,206	$13,788	$2,076	$0	$9,118	$42,009	$22,175	$25,663	$40,033
1990	$17,187	$10,286	$13,009	$1,995	$0	$9,572	$41,763	$23,601	$23,749	$33,429
1991	$17,898	$9,936	$13,541	$2,290	$0	$9,374	$43,103	$25,058	$29,443	$35,820
1992	$18,348	$9,762	$12,785	$2,568	$0	$10,531	$44,232	$26,533	$27,342	$26,317
1993	$19,878	$9,804	$11,833	$2,707	$0	$10,279	$44,697	$26,273	$25,296	$21,365
1994	$23,235	$10,052	$11,765	$3,182	$0	$8,776	$46,958	$26,077	$24,009	$21,781
1995	$23,982	$10,442	$11,680	$3,196	$0	$8,973	$47,831	$26,585	$22,780	$24,965
1996	$24,977	$10,590	$12,106	$3,095	$0	$8,612	$48,790	$28,396	$21,109	$27,297
1997	$23,529	$10,977	$17,155	$3,382	$0	$7,569	$51,635	$28,923	$19,587	$33,272
1998	$26,218	$11,503	$14,616	$3,418	$0	$7,441	$51,693	$29,963	$17,302	$26,726
1999	$26,472	$11,591	$16,199	$3,591	$0	$8,861	$55,123	$30,694	$35,568	$44,869
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$30,975	$14,682	$18,469	$4,459	$0	$10,976	$64,879	$35,869	$26,766	$43,327

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$190	$63	$164	$262	$202	$6,653
1951	$1,080	$50	$115	$406	$132	$3,989	$6,653
1952	$0	$257	$86	$181	$284	$228	$4,405
1952	$1,129	$16	$166	$321	$152	$1,585	$4,405
1953	$0	$277	$73	$185	$342	$254	$4,977
1953	$1,158	$12	$164	$396	$171	$1,945	$4,977
1954	$0	$299	$95	$184	$482	$264	$5,432
1954	$1,300	$14	$154	$589	$192	$1,859	$5,432
1955	$0	$381	$86	$194	$519	$268	$5,876
1955	$1,439	$14	$152	$672	$195	$1,956	$5,876
1956	$0	$391	$143	$198	$774	$320	$6,339
1956	$1,556	$14	$144	$498	$203	$2,098	$6,339
1957	$0	$440	$107	$208	$1,480	$312	$7,101
1957	$1,682	$14	$156	$507	$210	$1,985	$7,101
1958	$0	$364	$104	$194	$1,042	$358	$6,999
1958	$1,778	$14	$183	$492	$206	$2,264	$6,999
1959	$0	$385	$0	$204	$618	$404	$6,877
1959	$1,908	$14	$200	$508	$205	$2,431	$6,877
1960	$0	$501	$0	$220	$528	$374	$7,194
1960	$2,001	$14	$180	$502	$208	$2,666	$7,194
1961	$0	$554	$0	$218	$830	$376	$8,145
1961	$1,989	$15	$163	$557	$216	$3,227	$8,145
1962	$0	$538	$110	$233	$591	$513	$9,415
1962	$2,562	$14	$183	$532	$251	$3,888	$9,415
1963	$0	$474	$0	$246	$996	$474	$10,909
1963	$2,444	$14	$167	$526	$270	$5,298	$10,909
1964	$0	$474	$108	$246	$996	$474	$10,909
1964	$2,444	$14	$167	$526	$270	$5,190	$10,909
1965	$0	$609	$106	$274	$1,096	$547	$10,647
1965	$2,692	$15	$203	$661	$270	$4,174	$10,647
1966	$0	$618	$100	$288	$935	$469	$10,484
1966	$2,806	$16	$250	$581	$270	$4,151	$10,484
1967	$0	$558	$102	$301	$1,114	$475	$11,726
1967	$2,966	$6	$270	$608	$298	$5,028	$11,726
1968	$0	$630	$108	$323	$1,019	$566	$11,215
1968	$3,198	$0	$240	$624	$298	$4,209	$11,215
1969	$0	$783	$101	$299	$716	$572	$10,986
1969	$3,218	$0	$303	$646	$298	$4,050	$10,986
1970	$0	$764	$218	$295	$959	$592	$13,641
1970	$3,593	$0	$368	$837	$298	$5,717	$13,641
1971	$0	$810	$135	$59	$3,502	$609	$17,257
1971	$4,329	$0	$679	$945	$298	$5,891	$17,257
1972	$0	$1,063	$127	$70	$3,031	$650	$20,191
1972	$4,155	$0	$658	$855	$468	$9,114	$20,191
1973	$0	$1,388	$142	$70	$1,201	$726	$19,326
1973	$4,402	$0	$459	$949	$468	$9,521	$19,326
1974	$0	$1,384	$283	$78	$1,166	$1,135	$20,333
1974	$4,603	$0	$451	$1,345	$468	$9,420	$20,333
1975	$0	$1,567	$594	$73	$1,689	$1,312	$23,353
1975	$4,949	$0	$757	$1,042	$468	$10,902	$23,353
1976	$48	$1,317	$359	$55	$2,933	$998	$25,112
1976	$5,693	$52	$595	$1,138	$468	$11,456	$25,112
1977	$186	$1,496	$347	$59	$2,680	$1,099	$25,942
1977	$5,908	$52	$595	$1,103	$508	$11,909	$25,942
1978	$135	$1,605	$2,132	$47	$4,276	$301	$31,319
1978	$6,502	$52	$546	$1,194	$509	$14,020	$31,319
1979	$0	$1,817	$408	$47	$3,714	$1,876	$32,596
1979	$7,196	$32	$482	$1,394	$504	$15,126	$32,596
1980	$0	$2,269	$420	$49	$2,267	$1,697	$37,158
1980	$8,169	$0	$677	$1,316	$604	$19,690	$37,158
1981	$0	$1,444	$955	$723	$1,087	$1,610	$33,296
1981	$7,543	$0	$939	$1,431	$604	$16,960	$33,296
1982	$0	$1,513	$1,011	$276	$1,131	$1,374	$34,306
1982	$8,185	$0	$1,109	$1,400	$553	$17,754	$34,306
1983	$0	$1,906	$1,115	$363	$1,015	$1,362	$36,507
1983	$8,724	$0	$1,828	$1,314	$553	$18,327	$36,507
1984	$0	$2,218	$1,239	$379	$1,261	$1,359	$38,594
1984	$9,271	$0	$2,553	$1,506	$553	$18,255	$38,594
1985	$0	$1,863	$1,260	$422	$1,564	$1,622	$40,507
1985	$9,852	$0	$2,813	$1,811	$553	$18,747	$40,507
1986	$0	$1,736	$1,160	$531	$1,656	$1,511	$41,137
1986	$10,291	$0	$2,179	$1,422	$553	$20,098	$41,137
1987	$0	$1,818	$1,262	$285	$6,151	$1,590	$48,324
1987	$12,055	$0	$2,000	$1,353	$476	$21,334	$48,324
1988	$0	$1,945	$1,241	$577	$3,104	$1,638	$48,077
1988	$12,205	$0	$2,335	$1,423	$452	$23,157	$48,077
1989	$0	$2,433	$1,101	$485	$2,014	$1,644	$49,844
1989	$14,204	$0	$2,053	$1,783	$597	$23,530	$49,844
1990	$0	$2,238	$1,254	$523	$1,701	$1,766	$53,517
1990	$17,912	$0	$1,906	$1,513	$498	$24,206	$53,517
1991	$0	$2,286	$1,311	$1,195	$1,901	$1,739	$58,523
1991	$21,210	$0	$2,287	$1,633	$463	$24,498	$58,523
1992	$0	$2,553	$1,583	$712	$1,759	$1,556	$59,455
1992	$19,332	$3,980	$2,152	$2,147	$415	$23,266	$59,455
1993	$0	$2,243	$1,721	$711	$1,893	$1,566	$58,079
1993	$16,627	$4,516	$2,000	$1,797	$415	$24,590	$58,079
1994	$0	$2,407	$1,757	$680	$1,876	$1,493	$54,157
1994	$16,497	$4,626	$1,934	$1,969	$325	$20,593	$54,157
1995	$0	$2,431	$2,036	$693	$2,249	$1,477	$57,034
1995	$17,041	$4,764	$2,661	$2,168	$290	$21,224	$57,034
1996	$0	$2,372	$2,239	$674	$1,690	$1,591	$58,636
1996	$18,139	$4,800	$2,442	$2,520	$259	$21,910	$58,636
1997	$0	$3,041	$2,025	$672	$1,428	$1,632	$60,176
1997	$18,544	$4,924	$2,230	$2,414	$229	$23,037	$60,176
1998	$0	$3,365	$2,132	$673	$2,176	$1,588	$62,811
1998	$19,706	$5,199	$1,598	$3,067	$201	$23,106	$62,811
1999	$0	$3,477	$2,097	$388	$2,539	$1,831	$67,386
1999	$19,935	$5,703	$2,325	$2,785	$180	$26,126	$67,386
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$4,567	$2,289	$94	$1,841	$2,509	$75,312
2002	$23,860	$7,088	$2,423	$3,498	$0	$27,143	$75,312

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.

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Mount Vernon Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2002	6.003	0.000	0.000	0.000	6.003	0.000	6.003	12.864	0.858	19.726
2003	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1.688	8.439	0.844	10.970
2004	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2005	0.847	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.847	0.000	1.695	25.424	0.000	27.119
2006	0.000	0.852	0.000	0.000	0.852	0.000	1.704	11.925	0.852	14.480
2007	0.856	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.856	0.000	5.993	14.555	0.000	20.548

Mount Vernon Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	0	1
2005	0	1
2006	0	1
2007	0	1

Mount Vernon Crime Index

Year	Index
2002	30

Mount Vernon Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Mount Vernon Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	9,843	14.39%
10-19 Years	9,085	13.29%
20-29 Years	8,655	12.66%
30-39 Years	11,434	16.72%
40-49 Years	9,758	14.27%
50-59 Years	7,875	11.52%
60-69 Years	5,167	7.56%
70-79 Years	3,934	5.75%
80-89 Years	2,138	3.13%
90+ Years	492	0.72%

Mount Vernon Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	30,861	45.13%
Female	37,520	54.87%

Mount Vernon Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	39,889	58.33%
Caucasian	16,677	24.39%
Hispanic/Latino	7,083	10.36%
Multiracial	2,440	3.57%
Asian	1,433	2.10%
Other Race	663	0.97%
Amerindian	160	0.23%
Pacific Islander	36	0.05%

Mount Vernon Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Jamaican	8,419	25.05%
2.	Italian	7,076	21.05%
3.	Irish	2,768	8.24%
4.	United States Or American	1,852	5.51%
5.	German	1,648	4.90%
6.	Portuguese	1,498	4.46%
7.	Brazilian	991	2.95%
8.	Polish	929	2.76%
9.	West Indian	895	2.66%
10.	Haitian	825	2.45%

Mount Vernon Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	48,800	76.70%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	6,080	9.56%
3.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	2,576	4.05%
4.	Italian	1,833	2.88%
5.	French	1,064	1.67%
6.	French Creole	580	0.91%
7.	African	394	0.62%
8.	Chinese	236	0.37%
9.	German	223	0.35%
10.	Other Asian	193	0.30%

Mount Vernon Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	48,499	70.92%
Naturalized immigrant	8,764	12.82%
Not a citizen	11,118	16.26%

Mount Vernon Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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.

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Alphabetical | By Population

10550	10552	10557
10551	10553	10558

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