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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Mount Vernon.
- People are 9.2% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years younger in New York.
 Mount Vernon, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population55.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201067,407  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199067,153  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area4.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mount Vernon, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Mount Vernon, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 White17.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mount Vernon, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population39.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married42.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households29,056  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,031  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children24.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

I may be taking a job in Mt. Vernon, however my real work is as a painter. If I take the job I see myself in a house share with one or two others, nice view, trees and a  More

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Over 13 years ago

Mount Vernon is a small but growing multicultural urban community in south Westchester County, NY. It's residents range in socioeconomic status, backgrounds, and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lying just outide The Bronx, Mount Vernon is a NYC dream. In a short twenty-eight minute train ride, you will find yourself in Mid-Town Manhattan. Taxes here, however,  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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