2020 census As of the
2020 census, Mount Vernon had a population of 16,956. The median age was 38.4 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.2 males age 18 and over. There were 7,047 households in Mount Vernon, of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 35.6% were married-couple households, 21.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 16,990 people, 7,110 households, and 4,016 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 7,836 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.3%
White, 1.1%
African American, 0.2%
Native American, 1.1%
Asian, 0.7% from
other races, and 1.5% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 7,110 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were
married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.5% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the city was 37.2 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 13.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 15,256 people, 6,187 households, and 3,730 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 6,713 housing units at an average density of . The "racial" makeup of the city was 96.66%
White, 1.15%
African American, 0.31%
Native American, 0.54%
Asian, 0.29% from
other races, and 1.04% from two or more "races".
Hispanic or
Latino of any "race" were 0.87% of the population. There were 6,187 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were
married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,801, and the median income for a family was $38,217. Males had a median income of $31,900 versus $21,969 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,471. About 12.7% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy==