Mount Vernon City, New York Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000)

Number

Percent

Mount Vernon Population:

68381

100.00%

Sex and Age

Male

30861

45.13%

Female

37520

54.87%

Under 5 years

4827

7.06%

5 to 9 years

5016

7.34%

10 to 14 years

4777

6.99%

15 to 19 years

4308

6.3%

20 to 24 years

4062

5.94%

25 to 34 years

10164

14.86%

35 to 44 years

11075

16.2%

45 to 54 years

8933

13.06%

55 to 59 years

3488

5.1%

60 to 64 years

2888

4.22%

65 to 74 years

4441

6.49%

75 to 84 years

3056

4.47%

85 years and over

1346

1.97%

Median age (years)

35.8

18 years and over

51063

74.67%

Male

22196

32.46%

Female

28867

42.21%

21 years and over

48670

71.17%

62 years and over

10470

15.31%

65 years and over

8843

12.93%

Race

One race

65346

95.56%

White

19577

28.63%

Black or African American

40743

59.58%

American Indian and Alaska Native

219

0.32%

Asian

1448

2.12%

Asian Indian

830

1.21%

Chinese

182

0.27%

Filipino

178

0.26%

Japanese

61

0.09%

Korean

58

0.08%

Vietnamese

5

0.01%

Other Asian

134

0.2%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

43

0.06%

Native Hawaiian

8

0.01%

Guamanian or Chamorro

6

0.01%

Samoan

2

0%

Other Pacific Islander

27

0.04%

Some other race

3316

4.85%

Two or more races

3035

4.44%

Hispanic or Latino and race

Total Population

68381

100.00%

Hispanic or Latino(of any race)

7083

10.36%

Mexican

1361

1.99%

Puerto Rican

2212

3.23%

Cuban

192

0.28%

Other Hispanic or Latino

3318

4.85%

Not Hispanic or Latino

61298

89.64%

White alone

16677

24.39%

Relationship

Total Population

68381

100.00%

In households

67633

98.91%

Householder

25729

37.63%

Spouse

9487

13.87%

Child

21233

31.05%

Own child under 18 years

14183

20.74%

Other relatives

7135

10.43%

Under 18 years

2579

3.77%

Nonrelatives

4049

5.92%

Unmarried partner

1357

1.98%

In group quarters

748

1.09%

Institutionalized population

539

0.79%

Non-Institutionalized population

209

0.31%

Households by Type

Total Households

25729

100.0 %

Family households (families)

16669

64.79%

With own children under 18 years

8004

31.11%

Married-couple family

9487

36.87%

With own children under 18 years

4321

16.79%

Female householder, no husband present

5910

22.97%

With own children under 18 years

3170

12.32%

Non Family households

9060

35.21%

Householder living alone

7719

30%

Householder 65 years and over

2743

10.66%

Households with individuals under 18 years

9426

36.64%

Households with individuals 65 years and over

6567

25.52%

Average Household size

2.63

Average family size

3.27

Housing Occupancy

Total housing units

27048

100.00%

Occupied housing units

25729

95.12%

Vacant housing units

1319

4.88%

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

62

0.23%

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

2

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

4

Housing Tenure

Occupied housing units

25729

100.00%

Owner-occupied housing units.

9390

36.5%

Renter-occupied housing units.

16339

63.5%

Average household size of owner-occupied units

2.93

Average household size of renter-occupied units

2.45