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New York · Census place 49121

Mount Vernon city, NY

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Mount Vernon city has 72,528 residents, ranking #9 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $77,171, the median home is worth $449,600 and median gross rent runs $1,546 a month.

Population
72,528Mount Vernon city residents
Median household income
$77,171Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$449,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,546Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
42.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Mount Vernon city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mount Vernon city median would spend about 24% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.6% of residents and 42.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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