Language Spoken At Home in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 11,307 | 100% |
English only | 8,233 | 72.8% |
Language other than English | 3,074 | 27.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 857 | 7.6% |
Spanish | 1,491 | 13.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 440 | 3.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 611 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 163 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 422 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 203 | 1.8% |
Other languages | 550 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 51 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,271 | 100% |
American | 1,145 | 9.3% |
Arab | 129 | 1.1% |
Czech | 119 | 1.0% |
Danish | 29 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 174 | 1.4% |
English | 1,753 | 14.3% |
French (except Basque) | 255 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 93 | 0.8% |
German | 1,631 | 13.3% |
Greek | 55 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 51 | 0.4% |
Irish | 1,916 | 15.6% |
Italian | 646 | 5.3% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 164 | 1.3% |
Polish | 465 | 3.8% |
Portuguese | 18 | 0.1% |
Russian | 122 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 225 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 446 | 3.6% |
Slovak | 54 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 697 | 5.7% |
Swedish | 145 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 125 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 115 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 204 | 1.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,473 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,625 | 81.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,589 | 35.5% |
Married-couple family | 3,019 | 67.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,217 | 27.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 66 | 1.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 23 | 0.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 540 | 12.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 349 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 848 | 19.0% |
Householder living alone | 732 | 16.4% |
65 years and over | 334 | 7.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,682 | 37.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,348 | 30.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 12,271 | 100% |
Householder | 4,473 | 36.5% |
Spouse | 3,016 | 24.6% |
Child | 3,797 | 30.9% |
Other relatives | 489 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 496 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 48 | 0.4% |
Marital Status in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,864 | 100% |
Never married | 1,321 | 27.2% |
Now married, except separated | 3,200 | 65.8% |
Separated | 59 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 100 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 184 | 3.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,950 | 100% |
Never married | 856 | 17.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,227 | 65.2% |
Separated | 33 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 347 | 7.0% |
Divorced | 487 | 9.8% |
Fertility in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 134 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 35 | 26.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 144 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 56 | 38.9% |
Less than 1 year | 4 | 2.8% |
1 or 2 years | 16 | 11.1% |
3 or 4 years | 10 | 6.9% |
5 or more years | 26 | 18.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 56 | 100% |
Who are female | 30 | 53.6% |
Who are married | 40 | 71.4% |
School Enrollment in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,345 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 328 | 9.8% |
Kindergarten | 134 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,158 | 34.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 835 | 25.0% |
College or graduate school | 890 | 26.6% |
Educational Attainment in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 8,208 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 129 | 1.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 285 | 3.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,192 | 14.5% |
Some college, no degree | 1,485 | 18.1% |
Associate's degree | 427 | 5.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,528 | 30.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,162 | 26.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 57.1% |
Veteran Status in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 8,977 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,692 | 18.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,058 | 100% |
With a disability | 708 | 5.9% |
Under 18 years | 3,081 | 100% |
With a disability | 51 | 1.7% |
18 to 64 years | 7,013 | 100% |
With a disability | 231 | 3.3% |
65 years and over | 1,964 | 100% |
With a disability | 426 | 21.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 12,144 | 100% |
Same house | 10,744 | 88.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,295 | 10.7% |
Same county | 800 | 6.6% |
Different county | 495 | 4.1% |
Same state | 216 | 1.8% |
Different state | 279 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 105 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,271 | 100% |
Native | 9,969 | 81.2% |
Born in United States | 9,543 | 77.8% |
State of residence | 3,640 | 29.7% |
Different state | 5,903 | 48.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 426 | 3.5% |
Foreign born | 2,302 | 18.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,302 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,085 | 47.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,217 | 52.9% |
Year of Entry in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,728 | 100% |
Native | 426 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 426 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,302 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 25 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,277 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mount Vernon
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,302 | 100% |
Europe | 306 | 13.3% |
Asia | 721 | 31.3% |
Africa | 563 | 24.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 683 | 29.7% |
Northern America | 29 | 1.3% |