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Mount Vernon, WA

35,312 Population
12.3 square miles 2,871.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.1 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 41.9 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,646 ±$2,213 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: $43,158 ±$990
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $51,493 ±$245
$73,277 ±$6,259 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: $85,474 ±$2,182
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $94,952 ±$476

16.7% ±3.4% (5,764  ±1,166) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 11.6% † 14,887 (±1.2% / ±1,564)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 9.9% 753,455 (±0.2% / ±11,430)

22.2 minutes ±1.2 (308,600  ±24,001) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 25.9 1,323,415 (±0.5 / ±39,947)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

13,227 ±421 Number of households
  • the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 51,518 ±474
  • Washington: 3,020,558 ±5,770
2.6 ±0.1 (34,563  ±53) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 2.5 128,567 (±0 / ±52)
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,588,019

5.7% ±2.3% (454  ±179) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 5.5% † 1,489 (±1.2% / ±311)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 5.3% 95,720 (±0.1% / ±2,435)

Housing

13,552 ±432 Number of housing units
  • the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 56,472 ±81
  • Washington: 3,262,667 ±447

$429,300 ±$12,403 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: $486,200 ±$7,623
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $519,800 ±$2,550

14.2% ±2.2% (4,963  ±772.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 12.2% 15,778 (±1% / ±1,303.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,157,574 (±0.2% / ±13,781.2)

Social

87.2% ±3.9% (20,429  ±1,023.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 90.8% 84,926 (±1.9% / ±1,790.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 92.2% 4,987,606 (±0.3% / ±16,795.6)
25.6% ±2.2% (5,994  ±528.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 29.1% 27,240 (±1% / ±920.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 38.8% 2,097,154 (±0.2% / ±10,784.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

16.7% ±2% (5,878  ±698) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 9.3% 12,180
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,170,683

7.2% ±1.1% (1,890  ±287) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area: 10% 10,160 (±0.6% / ±647)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 8.1% 486,714 (±0.1% / ±4,612)
1,890 Total veterans ±287 1,677 Male ±252 213 Female ±89

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