Mount Vernon, WA Demographic Data
Mount Vernon, WA Summary
Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County in Washington
- Population: 32,064
- Area: 12.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 12.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.31 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,542.74 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 208.01 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mount Vernon, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
16,810
50%
50.8
Male
16,578
50%
49.2
Total Population
33,388
323,128,000
Mount Vernon, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,770
8.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,349
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,567
7.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,503
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,512
7.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,400
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,830
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,769
11.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,708
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,797
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,911
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,639
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
633
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
24,195
72.5%
77.2
Female
12,741
52.7%
51.3
Male
11,454
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
22,695
68.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,172
18.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,183
15.5%
15.2
Female
3,128
60.4%
55.8
Male
2,055
39.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Mount Vernon, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
32,289
96.7%
96.8
White
24,585
73.6%
72.6
Black or African American
447
1.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
450
1.3%
0.8
Asian
1,209
3.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
133
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
143
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
718
2.2%
0.9
Japanese
51
0.2%
0.2
Korean
65
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
21
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
78
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
57
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
2
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
4
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
29
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
22
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
5,541
16.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,099
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
11,627
34.8%
17.8
Mexican
10,944
32.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
194
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
489
1.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,761
65.2%
82.2
Mount Vernon, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,153
10.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,823
8.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,969
24.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,211
25.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,095
10.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,009
14.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,427
6.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,976
19.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,711
80.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,436
21.4%
31.2
Mount Vernon, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,636
29.7%
33.7%
Now Married
13,016
50.6%
47.5
Divorced
3,388
13.2%
11.0%
Separated
467
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,195
4.6
5.8%
Mount Vernon, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,258
66.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10,360
33.8%
21.6%
Spanish
8,703
28.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
823
2.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
733
2.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
101
0.3%
1.1%
Mount Vernon, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
941
8.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
593
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,339
11.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,256
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,701
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,367
20.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,399
12.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,330
11.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
350
3.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
236
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
49,307
57,617
Per capita income
22,195
31,128
Mount Vernon, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
973
6.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,874
13.2%
9.8
Construction
1,155
8.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,884
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
382
2.7%
6.6
Information
104
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,700
11.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
681
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,187
8.3%
11.4
Public administration
476
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
2,118
14.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
479
3.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
227
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,022
14.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,807
26.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,179
15.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,079
21.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,153
22.1%
18.1%
Mount Vernon, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,940
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,385
74.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,119
15.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
223
1.6%
5.1
Walked
358
2.6%
2.7
Other means
133
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
722
5.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.9
26.6
Mount Vernon, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
707
6.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,691
32.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,197
36.5%
37.1
3 or more
2,917
25.3%
21.0
Mount Vernon, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
11,512
92.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,835
59.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,677
40.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
917
7.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Mount Vernon, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,429
1 room
558
4.5%
2.4
2 rooms
529
4.3%
2.7
3 rooms
1,592
12.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,947
15.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,375
19.1%
19.8
6 rooms
2,146
17.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,484
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
825
6.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
973
7.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mount Vernon, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,429
1-unit, detached
7,338
59.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
357
2.9%
5.9
2-units
457
3.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
659
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
501
4.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
633
5.1%
4.4
20 or more units
1,705
13.7%
9.0
Mobile home
749
6.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
30
0.2%
0.1
Mount Vernon, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,217
9.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
548
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
675
5.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
811
6.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,758
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,926
15.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,814
22.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,309
18.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
333
2.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
38
0.3%
1.4%
Mount Vernon, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,427
55.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
240
2.1%
4.7
Electricity
4,431
38.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
77
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
289
2.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
37
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
11
0.1%
1.1
Mount Vernon, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,601
47295100.0
Less than $500
31
0.7%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
71
1.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
120
2.6%
7.0%
$500 to $999
555
12.1%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
658
14.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,549
33.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,617
35.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,608
35.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
897
19.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
483
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
437
9.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,118
24.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
58
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Vernon, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,535
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
27
0.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
82
1.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
366
8.1%
11.9%
Less than $500
469
10.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,200
26.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,391
52.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
142
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
885
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
300
6.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
561
12.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
387
8.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
600
13.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
580
12.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,051
45.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
198
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Vernon, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,835
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
759
11.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
254
3.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
684
10.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,548
22.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,471
36.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
959
14.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
160
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
206,500
205,000
