Mount Vernon, WA

Census Place

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2024 Population
35,377
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36
0.277% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
16.1%
4.08% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$75,777
3.41% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$472,300
10% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
15,961
0.169% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Mount Vernon, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91% of the residents in Mount Vernon, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mount Vernon, WA are Skagit Valley College (896 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Vernon, WA was $472,300, and the homeownership rate was 60.3%.

Most people in Mount Vernon, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Vernon, WA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesWashingtonSkagit County, WAMount Vernon-Anacortes, WASkagit County PUMA, WA

Population & Diversity

Mount Vernon, WA is home to a population of 35.4k people, from which 91% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.4% of Mount Vernon, WA residents were born outside of the country (5.81k people).

In 2024, there were 2.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.9k people) in Mount Vernon, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.62k Other (Hispanic) and 2.31k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91%
2024 Citizenship
90.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91% of Mount Vernon, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Vernon, WA was 90.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Vernon, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    18.9k ± 860
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    7.62k ± 1.2k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    2.31k ± 791
36.8%
Hispanic Population
13k people

In 2024, there were 2.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.9k people) in Mount Vernon, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.62k Other (Hispanic) and 2.31k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

36.8% of the people in Mount Vernon, WA are hispanic (13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Vernon, WA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    248,556 ± 12,042 people
  2. India
    107,324 ± 7,987 people
  3. China
    89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

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Foreign-Born Population

16.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
5.81k people
16.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.88k people

As of 2024, 16.4% of Mount Vernon, WA residents (5.81k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Vernon, WA was 16.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    727 ± 172
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    269 ± 115
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    210 ± 98

Mount Vernon, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.7 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Vernon, WA employs 16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Vernon, WA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,454 people), Retail Trade (1,866 people), and Manufacturing (1,530 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,726), Public Administration ($85,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,083).

Employment

Occupations

16k
2024 Value
± 972
−0.169%
1 Year decline
± 8.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Vernon, WA declined at a rate of −0.169%, from 16k employees to 16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Vernon, WA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,626 people), Management Occupations (1,475 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,244 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Vernon, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16k
2024 Value
± 972
−0.169%
1 Year decline
± 8.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Vernon, WA declined at a rate of −0.169%, from 16k employees to 16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Vernon, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,454 people), Retail Trade (1,866 people), and Manufacturing (1,530 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Vernon, WA, though some of these residents may live in Mount Vernon, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,790
Median earning men ± $4,774
$39,287
Median earning women ± $4,175

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($101,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,917), and Wholesale Trade ($69,301).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,417), Manufacturing ($67,697), and Information ($59,583).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Mount Vernon, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (57.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (39%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.4%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Mount Vernon, WA awarded 896 degrees. The student population of Mount Vernon, WA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,843 male students and 2,255 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mount Vernon, WA are White (491 and 55.7%), Hispanic or Latino (236 and 26.8%), Two or More Races (53 and 6.01%), and Unknown (44 and 4.99%).

The largest universities in Mount Vernon, WA by number of degrees awarded are Skagit Valley College (896 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mount Vernon, WA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (305 and 34%), Early Childhood Education & Teaching (94 and 10.5%), and Registered Nursing (73 and 8.15%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $4,623 for in-state students and $6,563 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,098 students enrolled in Mount Vernon, WA, 45% men and 55% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,811 records, of which 54.3% were women and 45.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    305 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    73 degrees awarded
  3. Physical Sciences
    30 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Mount Vernon, WA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 305 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Mount Vernon, WA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Skagit Valley College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
896 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Skagit Valley College with 896 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 328 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mount Vernon, WA, which is 0.577 times less than the 568 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 491 degrees mean that there were 2.08 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 236 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($4,623) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($997) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($960) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Vernon, WA was $472,300 in 2024, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $429,300 to $472,300, a 10% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Vernon, WA is 60.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Vernon, WA have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Vernon, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$472,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,730
$8,052
Median Property Taxes
±$626

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Vernon, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mount Vernon, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.3%
Homeownership
2024
65.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.3% of the housing units in Mount Vernon, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$75,777
Median Household Income
± $5,049
13.4k
Number of Households
± 916

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.4k households in Mount Vernon, WA grew to $75,777 from the previous year's value of $73,277.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Vernon, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Vernon, WA is from Washington.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.5%)
  3. Carpooled (9.5%)

In 2024, 74.3% of workers in Mount Vernon, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Vernon, WA have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in Mount Vernon, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Vernon, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Vernon, WA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Vernon, WA (5.59k out of 34.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Vernon, WA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.5% of the population of Mount Vernon, WA has health coverage, with 40.1% on employee plans, 24.4% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.78% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 22% between 18 and 34 years, 33.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.51%
Uninsured
40.1%
Employer Coverage
24.4%
Medicaid
13.1%
Medicare
12.1%
Non-Group
1.78%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Vernon, WA declined by 4.67% from 8.93% to 8.51%.

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