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10553

Mount Vernon, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
11,011
Median household income
$84,478
People below poverty
11.9%
Median home value
$551,200

Income

The median income of households in 10553 was $84,478. An estimated 6.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 16.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.7
$10,000 to $14,999 3.2
$15,000 to $24,999 2.7
$25,000 to $34,999 9.1
$35,000 to $49,999 4.1
$50,000 to $74,999 13.9
$75,000 to $99,999 21
$100,000 to $149,999 11.4
$150,000 to $199,999 11.6
$200,000 or more 16.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 77854
Female 69627

An estimated 80.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 39.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,685. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.6
Social Security 39.3
Retirement income 24.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.8

In 2020-2024, 14.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 76.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 10553 in 2020-2024, 90.8% had health insurance coverage and 9.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64% and public coverage was 38.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.5%.


In 2020-2024, 10553 had a total population of 11,011 - 6,067 (55.1%) females and 4,944 (44.9%) males. The median age was 36.5 years. An estimated 24.5% of the population was under 18 years, 35.1% was 19 to 44 years, 23.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 10553 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 621 305
5 to 9 316 317
10 to 14 435 390
15 to 19 299 177
20 to 24 190 399
25 to 29 240 770
30 to 34 281 563
35 to 39 311 310
40 to 44 407 406
45 to 49 165 420
50 to 54 386 201
55 to 59 252 566
60 to 64 343 310
65 to 69 61 484
70 to 74 320 43
75 to 79 75 154
80 to 84 58 80
85 and over 184 172

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 10.8% were White; 69.8% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 24% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20.9% of the people in 10553 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 10.4% of the people in 10553 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,642 households in 10553. The average household size was 2.99 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.7% of the households in 10553 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 42.4% of all households, while 17.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.8% of all households.

In 10553, 35.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.7
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
42.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.2% of males and 24% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.4 54.6
Now married, except separated 39.2 24
Separated 2 1.9
Widowed 3.8 8.1
Divorced 11.6 11.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 10553, 391 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 35.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 66.1% of the people living in 10553 were U.S. natives. 57.4% of the 10553 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 33.9% of 10553 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 56.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 10553 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 10553.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 81.3
Asia 0.1
Europe 15.1
Africa 3.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 10553 in 2020-2024, 21.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 11.2% of people at least five years old; 6.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 11.2
Other Indo-European languages 8.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 10553 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.8
Different house, same county 7.3
Different county, same state 2.9
Different state 0.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 41.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 10553 was 2,654 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 127 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,828. College or graduate school enrollment was 699.

Educational Attainment of People in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.7
High school diploma or equivalency 21.6
Some college, no degree 16
Associate's degree 6.8
Bachelor's degree 30.1
Graduate or professional degree 11.8

Disability

In 10553, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.7% of people under 18 years old, to 6.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 10553, 62 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,856 72.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 855 16.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 589 11.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 10553 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 3.9
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 8.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 5.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 40.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.8
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 5.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 10553 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,318 43.7
Service occupations 1,314 24.8
Sales and office occupations 802 15.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 355 6.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 511 9.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 49.7% of 10553 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 37.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 49.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 20.3
Walked 7.6
Other means 6.8
Worked from home 7.4

In 2020-2024, 10553 had a total of 3,765 housing units. Of these housing units, 55% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 44.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 55
Apartments in multi-unit structures 44.9
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 38.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 10553 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 57.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 10553 had 3,642 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 123 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 46.3% while renters occupied 53.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.17 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.83.

2.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 19.4% and another 14.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 10553:

House Heating Fuel Used in 10553 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 44.4
Electricity 20.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 33.2
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 10553 was $551,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.1 % had a mortgage. 36.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,941 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 10553 was $1,773. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.