Mount Vernon, NY Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 68,703 (100% urban, 0% rural). >Population change since 2000: +0.5%

Population (female): 38,626

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,375.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Mount Vernon: 153.4 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Ancestries: Jamaican (23.1%), Italian (5.7%), Haitian (2.8%), American (2.1%), Brazilian (2.1%), African (1.9%).

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Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $55,564 (it was $41,128 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $33,088 (it was $20,827 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $341,400 (it was $224,300 in 2000) Mount Vernon:$341,400NY:$314,500

Races:
      Black alone - 44,192 - 64.0%
      Hispanic - 10,983 - 15.9%
      White alone - 10,839 - 15.7%
      Asian alone - 1,477 - 2.1%
      Two or more races - 743 - 1.1%
      Other race alone - 608 - 0.9%
      American Indian alone - 175 - 0.3%