Mount Vernon, NY Housing Market & City Data

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67,345
Population Estimate
$360,868
Median Home Value
93.4%
Employment Rate
29.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$304
Median Listing Price$592,000
Median Days on Market58
Active Listings102
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)121
Avg Listing Price$516,926
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-8%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.49
Family Dual Income52.2
Median Household Income$59,907
Median Individual Income$33,794
Home Ownership37.8%
Home Value$360,868
Median Rent$1,363
Rent Burden38.4%
Poverty13.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED15.7%
  • Highschool Education27.9%
  • Some College27.2%
  • Bachelors Degree17.0%
  • Graduate Degree12.1%
  • Total College or Above29.1%
  • Stem Degree45.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.5%
  • Female54.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married33.7%
  • Divorced14.3%
  • Never Married44.9%
  • Widowed7.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMount Vernon
State IDNY
Population67,345

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.1%
19–2914.9%
30–3912.9%
40–4913.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.8%
60–6911.2%
70–796.5%
80+4.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.1%
Unemployment Rate6.6%
Disabled12.2%

ETHNICITY

White20.5%
Black65.8%
Asian2.0%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other8.0%
Multiple3.0%

OTHER

Hispanic16.2%
Limited English6.4%
Health Uninsured6.3%
Veteran3.2%

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