Another interesting thing about Mount Vernon, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
One downside of living in Mount Vernon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.83 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Mount Vernon is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Mount Vernon area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The education level of Mount Vernon citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.15% of adults in Mount Vernon have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2022 was $40,288, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,152 for a family of four. However, Mount Vernon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mount Vernon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mount Vernon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Vernon residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Mount Vernon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include Jamaican, Italian, Irish, African, and Portuguese.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Mount Vernon's cultural character, accounting for 32.49% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
