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Thursday, August 6, 2026
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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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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 20/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 162/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 26/yr
Days above 90° 15/yr
Below freezing 82/yr
Annual rainfall 51.5in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 86°F
Coldest month
February
Average low 26°F

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

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.

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State of New York

State bird
Eastern Bluebird
State flower
Rose
State capital
Albany
Nickname
The Empire State

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