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Mount Vernon, Virginia Economy Profile

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 Mount Vernon, Virginia United States
StateVirginia
CityMount Vernon
Total population28,582 281,421,906
Male13,870138,053,563
Female14,712143,368,343
Median age (years)35.835.3
Total households10,575105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)61,11941,994

Mount Vernon, Virginia Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Mount Vernon, Virginia equals 10,080. Government workers comprise 24.96% of workers in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up five point one six percent of Mount Vernon, Virginia labor force. There are thirty-five unpaid family workers in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

6.38% of population are involved in construction, 3.07% are in manufacturing, and 1.61% are in wholesale trade. 17.51% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Eight point three five percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

70.7% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Sixty-nine point four percent of Mount Vernon, Virginia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three percent of Mount Vernon, Virginia residents work at home. 10.61% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Mount Vernon, Virginia %, Mount Vernon, Virginia United States
Population 16 years and over21,890  217,168,077
In labor force15,476 70.7%63.92%
- Civilian labor force15,068 68.84%63.39%
- - Employed14,474 66.12%59.73%
- - Unemployed594 2.71%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.9  5.8
- Armed Forces408 1.86%0.53%
Not in labor force6,414 29.3%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over11,575 52.88%51.66%
In labor force7,549 34.49%29.72%
- Civilian labor force7,481 34.18%29.65%
- - Employed7,165 32.73%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,439 11.14%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,458  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over14,684  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone10,190 69.4%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,217 15.1%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)1,558 10.61%4.73%
Walked152 1.04%2.93%
Other means127 0.86%1.19%
Worked at home440 3.0%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)34.5 0.23%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over14,474  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations6,012 41.54%33.65%
Service occupations2,199 15.19%14.86%
Sales and office occupations4,072 28.13%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations0  0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,241 8.57%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations950 6.56%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining13 0.09%1.87%
Construction924 6.38%6.78%
Manufacturing445 3.07%14.1%
Wholesale trade233 1.61%3.6%
Retail trade1,758 12.15%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities685 4.73%5.2%
Information574 3.97%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing844 5.83%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services2,535 17.51%9.3%
Educational, health and social services2,179 15.05%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,209 8.35%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,148 7.93%4.87%
Public administration1,927 13.31%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers10,080 69.64%78.47%
Government workers3,612 24.96%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business747 5.16%6.63%
Unpaid family workers35 0.24%0.31%
 Mount Vernon, Virginia %, Mount Vernon, Virginia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households10,589  105,539,122
Less than $10,000389 3.67%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999260 2.46%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999729 6.88%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,038 9.8%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,686 15.92%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,424 22.89%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,561 14.74%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,607 15.18%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999448 4.23%2.2%
$200,000 or more447 4.22%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)61,119  41,994
With earnings9,518 43.48%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)70,756  56,604
With Social Security income1,800 8.22%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,215  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income240 1.1%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,755  6,320
With public assistance income230 1.05%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,441  3,032
With retirement income2,375 10.85%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)29,929  17,376
 
Families7,563  72,261,780
Less than $10,000230 3.04%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999170 2.25%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999474 6.27%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999707 9.35%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,057 13.98%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,529 20.22%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,292 17.08%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9991,316 17.4%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999404 5.34%2.75%
$200,000 or more384 5.08%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)67,892  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)29,299  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers42,049  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers33,543  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families398  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years344 86.43%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years177 44.47%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present229  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years211 92.14%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years80 34.93%42.27%
 
Individuals2,008  33,899,812
18 years and over1,250 62.25%65.35%
- 65 years and over64 3.19%9.7%
Related children under 18 years712 35.46%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years483 24.05%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over608 30.28%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.