Mount Vernon, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

9%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mount Vernon	New York	National
Income per capita	$34,604	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$59,291	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$101,381	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$39,848	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$43,708	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$37,901	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.6%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mount Vernon is 16% higher than the national average
The median household income in Mount Vernon is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mount Vernon is 9% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mount Vernon is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,523 $59,291 $118,582

City

$40,489 $60,741 $121,482

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Mount Vernon median earnings by income bracket

Mount Vernon employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.6%	11.6%
Manufacturing sector	3.7%	3.7%
Financial & insurance services	5.9%	5.9%
Wholesale & retail services	12.1%	12.1%
Public administration	6.1%	6.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.2%	10.2%
Education, health & social services	18.4%	18.4%
Other	29.4%	29.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scarsdale, NY	17,890	$250,001	351.9%
Brookville, NY	3,599	$250,001	351.9%
Munsey Park, NY	2,696	$250,001	351.9%
Sands Point, NY	2,785	$250,001	351.9%
Plandome, NY	1,346	$250,001	351.9%
Mount Vernon, NY	67,623	$59,291	7.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waterloo, IA	67,671	$46,942	15.1%
Muncie, IN	67,739	$34,602	37.5%
Rogers, AR	67,787	$65,511	18.4%
Palatine, IL	67,875	$83,495	50.9%
Gaithersburg, MD	67,878	$91,845	66.0%
Mount Vernon, NY	67,623	$59,291	7.2%

Source: The Mount Vernon, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).