Humidity & wind
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Population
72,304
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$484,000
Owner-occupied units
Mount Vernon, NY
New York · 40.913° N, 73.829° W · 4 sq mi
Mount Vernon is a city in New York, with a population of 72,304 and about 16,463 residents per square mile. The median household earns $78,779 a year, and the median home is worth $484,000.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
4 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
16,463
People per square mile
Rank by population
#571
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#882
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$78,779
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,629
Per month
Homeownership
42.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
35 min
One way
People
Median age
40.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
35.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
33%
Households
28,078
2.55 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 38.6%
Professional & business services 10.5%
Retail trade 8%
Arts, food & hospitality 6.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New York
State bird
Eastern Bluebird
State flower
Rose
State capital
Albany
Nickname
The Empire State
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Cities near Mount Vernon
- Yonkers, NY3 mi · 212,603
- New Rochelle, NY3 mi · 85,864
- White Plains, NY9 mi · 62,871
- West New York, NJ13 mi · 53,192
- Union City, NJ15 mi · 66,656
- Passaic, NJ16 mi · 71,337
- Hoboken, NJ16 mi · 59,027
- Paterson, NJ17 mi · 161,793
Cities about the same size
- Conway, AR72,328
- Commerce City, CO72,345
- East Orange, NJ72,159
- Eau Claire, WI72,465
- Harlingen, TX72,467
- Dothan, AL72,060
- Casas Adobes, AZ72,059
- St. Charles, MO72,561
More in New York
- New York8,584,629
- Buffalo274,613
- Rochester206,108
- Syracuse144,896
- Albany101,698
- Cheektowaga76,056
- Schenectady69,471
- Utica62,978
Wealthiest person in New York
Name
Michael Bloomberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$105B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
New York
Source of wealth
Bloomberg LP
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New York · private sector
Employer
Northwell Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New York
Company
JPMorgan Chase
Revenue
$278.9B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New York City
Ticker
JPM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.