Mount Vernon, VA Demographic Data
Mount Vernon, VA Summary
Mount Vernon is located in Fairfax County in Virginia
- Population: 12,271
- Area: 6.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.24 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.84 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,021.24 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 79.72 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mount Vernon, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,565
53%
50.8
Male
5,904
47%
49.2
Total Population
12,469
323,128,000
Mount Vernon, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
998
8.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
915
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
807
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
645
5.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
486
3.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,208
9.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,660
13.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,191
17.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
890
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
705
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,130
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
491
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
343
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,259
74.3%
77.2
Female
4,984
53.8%
51.3
Male
4,275
46.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,973
72.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,400
19.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,964
15.8%
15.2
Female
1,069
54.4%
55.8
Male
895
45.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Mount Vernon, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,956
95.9%
96.8
White
9,275
74.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,432
11.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
60
0.5%
0.8
Asian
922
7.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
217
1.7%
1.2
Chinese
38
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
119
1.0%
0.9
Japanese
136
1.1%
0.2
Korean
27
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
30
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
355
2.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
267
2.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
513
4.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,932
15.5%
17.8
Mexican
389
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
215
1.7%
1.7
Cuban
36
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,292
10.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,537
84.5%
82.2
Mount Vernon, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
336
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
419
4.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
922
10.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,347
15.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
381
4.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,478
28.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,735
31.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
755
8.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,863
91.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,213
60.5%
31.2
Mount Vernon, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,113
21.7%
33.7%
Now Married
5,815
59.6%
47.5
Divorced
940
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
276
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
605
6.2
5.8%
Mount Vernon, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,846
77.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,625
22.9%
21.6%
Spanish
1,484
12.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
598
5.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
282
2.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
261
2.3%
1.1%
Mount Vernon, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
161
3.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
70
1.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
161
3.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
111
2.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
232
5.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
487
11.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
439
10.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
841
19.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
755
17.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,153
26.1%
6.4
Median household income
128,646
57,617
Per capita income
57,709
31,128
Mount Vernon, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
526
8.5%
9.8
Construction
482
7.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,072
17.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
321
5.2%
6.6
Information
80
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
98
1.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
444
7.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,288
20.9%
11.4
Public administration
1,000
16.2%
4.6
Retail trade
545
8.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
183
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
118
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
493
8.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,398
55.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
342
5.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,180
19.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
759
12.3%
18.1%
Mount Vernon, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,357
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,723
74.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
779
12.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
396
6.2%
5.1
Walked
68
1.1%
2.7
Other means
86
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
305
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.9
26.6
Mount Vernon, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
176
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
980
22.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,975
44.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,279
29.0%
21.0
Mount Vernon, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,410
94.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,559
80.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
851
19.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
277
5.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Mount Vernon, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,687
1 room
33
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
72
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
136
2.9%
9.1
4 rooms
392
8.4%
16.5
5 rooms
400
8.5%
19.8
6 rooms
394
8.4%
17.8
7 rooms
559
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
735
15.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,966
41.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
8
0.0
Mount Vernon, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,687
1-unit, detached
3,563
76.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
492
10.5%
5.9
2-units
11
0.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
17
0.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
22
0.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
389
8.3%
4.4
20 or more units
50
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
143
3.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mount Vernon, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
94
2.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
108
2.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
779
16.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,832
39.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
565
12.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
528
11.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
148
3.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
553
11.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
80
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mount Vernon, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,771
62.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,143
25.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
488
11.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mount Vernon, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,742
47295100.0
Less than $500
9
0.3%
1.6%
$500 to $999
92
3.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
211
7.7%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
316
11.5%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
463
16.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
467
17.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
1,184
43.2%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,298
47.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
477
17.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
370
13.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
233
8.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
359
13.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Vernon, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
830
41,631,300
Less than $500
24
2.9%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
57
6.9%
4.4%
$500 to $999
63
7.6%
41.0%
$2,500 to $2,999
64
7.7%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
84
10.1%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
131
15.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
407
49.0%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
21
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,417
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
46
5.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
106
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
82
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
239
29.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
43
5.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
287
35.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
48
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Vernon, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,559
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
138
3.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
87
2.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
38
1.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
13
0.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
79
2.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,005
28.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,009
56.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
190
5.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
570,200
205,000
