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Population (year 2000): 68,381. Estimated
population in July 2005: 67,924 (-0.7% change)
Males: 30,861 (45.1%), Females: 37,520 (54.9%)
Zip codes:
10550,
10552,
10553.
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $41,128 (year 2000)
Median house value: $240,900 (year 2000)
Races in Mount Vernon:
- Black (59.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (24.4%)
- Hispanic (10.4%)
- Other race (4.8%)
- Two or more races (4.4%)
- Asian Indian (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: West Indian (16.6%), Italian
(10.3%), Irish (4.0%), United States (2.7%), German (2.4%),
Portuguese (2.2%).
Land area: 4.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon
- High school or higher: 74.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mount Vernon city
- Never married: 36.3%
- Now married: 41.7%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 8.5%
29.1% Foreign born (21.7% Latin America, 4.4%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,314 (+2.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Mount Vernon:
- MT VERNON HOSPITAL (12 N 7TH AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:
- LAWRENCE HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; BRONXVILLE, NY)
- OUR LADY OF MERCY MED CTR FLOR D'URSO (about 2
miles; BRONX, NY)
- SOUND SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; NEW
ROCHELLE, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mount Vernon:
- LA GUARDIA (about 11 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
- WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 14 miles; WHITE PLAINS,
NY; ID: HPN)
- TETERBORO (about 16 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Vernon:
- EVERS (about 6 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
- FLUSHING (about 11 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY;
ID: FLU)
- SANDS POINT (about 11 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY;
ID: 7N3)
Amtrak stations near Mount Vernon:
- 4 miles: NEW ROCHELLE (DEPOT PLAZA NORTH). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
- 6 miles: YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.).
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar,
paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call
for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
- 11 miles: LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mount Vernon:
- IONA COLLEGE (about 4 miles; NEW ROCHELLE, NY;
Full-time enrollment: 3,532)
- THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE (about 4 miles; NEW
ROCHELLE, NY; FT enrollment: 5,414)
- MANHATTAN COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BRONX, NY; FT
enrollment: 2,769)
- FORDHAM UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; BRONX, NY; FT
enrollment: 11,026)
- CUNY LEHMAN COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BRONX, NY; FT
enrollment: 5,818)
- MONROE COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 6 miles; BRONX,
NY; FT enrollment: 3,063)
- CUNY BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; BRONX,
NY; FT enrollment: 5,299)
Public high schools in Mount Vernon:
- MT VERNON HS (Students: 2,625; Location: 100
CALIFORNIA RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NELSON MANDELA COMM HS (Students: 146;
Location: 47 S 11TH AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Mount Vernon:
- DAVIS MS (Students: 837; Location: 350
GRAMATAN AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- LINCOLN SCHOOL (Students: 806; Location: 170
E LINCOLN AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- ALFRED M. FRANKO MS (Students: 696; Location:
455 N HIGH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- NELLIE A. THORNTON SCHOOL (Students: 600;
Location: 121 S 6TH AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- COLUMBUS SCHOOL (Students: 583; Location: 250
GRAMATAN AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- GRAHAM SCHOOL (Students: 581; Location: 421 E
FIFTH ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- HAMILTON SCHOOL (Students: 504; Location: 20
OAK ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- LONGFELLOW SCHOOL (Students: 502; Location:
625 SOUTH FOURTH AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL (Students: 498;
Location: 9 UNION LN; Grades: KG - 06)
- HOLMES SCHOOL (Students: 469; Location: 195 N
COLUMBUS AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Mount Vernon:
- OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL (Students: 280;
Location: 38 NORTH FIFTH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- SS PETER - PAUL SCHOOL (Students: 240;
Location: 125 BIRCH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- BERESHITH CULTURAL INST (Students: 94;
Location: 125 SHARPE BLVD S; Grades: PK - KG)
- ST URSULA ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 60;
Location: 183 RICH AVENUE; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Mount Vernon:
- MOUNT VERNON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $3,391,498; Location: 28 SOUTH FIRST AVENUE;
678,163 books; 20,042 audio materials; 7,305 video
materials; 653 serial subscriptions)
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