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| Number | Percent |
| Mount Vernon Population: | 68381 | 100.00% |
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| Sex and Age | | |
| Male | 30861 | 45.13% |
| Female | 37520 | 54.87% |
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| Under 5 years | 4827 | 7.06% |
| 5 to 9 years | 5016 | 7.34% |
| 10 to 14 years | 4777 | 6.99% |
| 15 to 19 years | 4308 | 6.3% |
| 20 to 24 years | 4062 | 5.94% |
| 25 to 34 years | 10164 | 14.86% |
| 35 to 44 years | 11075 | 16.2% |
| 45 to 54 years | 8933 | 13.06% |
| 55 to 59 years | 3488 | 5.1% |
| 60 to 64 years | 2888 | 4.22% |
| 65 to 74 years | 4441 | 6.49% |
| 75 to 84 years | 3056 | 4.47% |
| 85 years and over | 1346 | 1.97% |
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| Median age (years) | 35.8 | |
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| 18 years and over | 51063 | 74.67% |
 Male | 22196 | 32.46% |
| Female | 28867 | 42.21% |
| 21 years and over | 48670 | 71.17% |
| 62 years and over | 10470 | 15.31% |
| 65 years and over | 8843 | 12.93% |
| Male | 3181 | 4.65% |
| Female | 5662 | 8.28% |
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| Race | | |
| One race | 65346 | 95.56% |
| White | 19577 | 28.63% |
| Black or African American | 40743 | 59.58% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 219 | 0.32% |
| Asian | 1448 | 2.12% |
| Asian indian | 830 | 1.21% |
| Chinese | 182 | 0.27% |
| Filipino | 178 | 0.26% |
| Japanese | 61 | 0.09% |
| Korean | 58 | 0.08% |
| Vietnamese | 5 | 0.01% |
| Other Asian | 134 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 43 | 0.06% |
| Native Hawaiian | 8 | 0.01% |
| Guamanian or Chamorro | 6 | 0.01% |
| Samoan | 2 | 0% |
| Other Pacific Islander | 27 | 0.04% |
| Some other race | 3316 | 4.85% |
| Two or more races | 3035 | 4.44% |
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| Hispanic or Latino and race | | |
| Total Population | 68381 | 100.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino(of any race) | 7083 | 10.36% |
| Mexican | 1361 | 1.99% |
| Puerto Rican | 2212 | 3.23% |
| Cuban | 192 | 0.28% |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 3318 | 4.85% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 61298 | 89.64% |
| White alone | 16677 | 24.39% |
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| Relationship | | |
| Total Population | 68381 | 100.00% |
| In households | 67633 | 98.91% |
| Householder | 25729 | 37.63% |
| Spouse | 9487 | 13.87% |
| Child | 21233 | 31.05% |
| Own child under 18 years | 14183 | 20.74% |
| Other relatives | 7135 | 10.43% |
| Under 18 years | 2579 | 3.77% |
| Nonrelatives | 4049 | 5.92% |
| Unmarried partner | 1357 | 1.98% |
| In group quarters | 748 | 1.09% |
| Institutionalized population | 539 | 0.79% |
| Non-Institutionalized population | 209 | 0.31% |
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| Households by Type | | |
| Total Households | 25729 | 100.0 % |
| Family households (families) | 16669 | 64.79% |
| With own children under 18 years | 8004 | 31.11% |
| Married-couple family | 9487 | 36.87% |
| With own children under 18 years | 4321 | 16.79% |
| Female householder, no husband present | 5910 | 22.97% |
| With own children under 18 years | 3170 | 12.32% |
| Non Family households | 9060 | 35.21% |
| Householder living alone | 7719 | 30% |
| Householder 65 years and over | 2743 | 10.66% |
| | |
| Households with individuals under 18 years | 9426 | 36.64% |
| Households with individuals 65 years and over | 6567 | 25.52% |
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| Average Household size | 2.63 | |
| Average family size | 3.27 | |
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| Housing Occupancy | | |
| Total housing units | 27048 | 100.00% |
| Occupied housing units | 25729 | 95.12% |
| Vacant housing units | 1319 | 4.88% |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use | 62 | 0.23% |
| Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) | 2 | |
| Rental vacancy rate (percent) | 4 | |
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| Housing Tenure | | |
| Occupied housing units | 25729 | 100.00% |
| Owner-occupied housing units. | 9390 | 36.5% |
| Renter-occupied housing units. | 16339 | 63.5% |
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| Average household size of owner-occupied units | 2.93 | |
| Average household size of renter-occupied units | 2.45 | |
