9.1% of Mount Vernon, VA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 15.5% less than the poverty level of 10.6% across the entire state of Virginia. 6.1% of high school graduates and 17.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 5.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 44.5%. For comparison, it was 17.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Vernon, VA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Vernon:
9.1%
Whole state:
10.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Vernon:
5.5%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Vernon:
5.5%
Virginia:
18.6%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 9.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Vernon:
5.4%
Virginia:
22.2%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
44.5%
Residents above poverty level:
17.2%
Poverty by age in Mount Vernon, VA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Vernon,VA (percentage below poverty level)
13.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.6%6 to 11 years
5.5%12 to 14 years
8.3%15 years
10.6%16 and 17 years
10.7%18 to 24 years
3.3%25 to 34 years
0.9%35 to 44 years
8.1%45 to 54 years
7.3%55 to 64 years
9.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Vernon,VA (percentage below poverty level)
19.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.5%6 to 11 years
4.9%12 to 14 years
15.1%15 years
15.1%16 and 17 years
16.9%18 to 24 years
11.3%25 to 34 years
14.9%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
5.1%55 to 64 years
2.1%65 to 74 years
3.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Vernon,VA (% below half of poverty level)
6.7%Under 6 years
10.0%6 to 11 years
6.9%12 to 17 years
5.6%18 to 24 years
4.6%25 to 34 years
5.7%35 to 44 years
6.6%45 to 54 years
3.6%55 to 64 years
3.5%65 to 74 years
1.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Vernon, VA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Vernon, VA (%)
8.3%White
7.2%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
1.2%Other race
2.6%2+ races
17.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Vernon, VA (absolute numbers)
565White
143Black
0American Indian
0Asian
6Other race
592+ races
418Hispanic
8.2%Below poverty level
91.8%Above poverty level
8.3%Below poverty level
91.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Vernon, VA
Children below poverty level:
Mount Vernon, Virginia:
11.0%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Vernon:
6.1%
Virginia:
7.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Vernon:
17.4%
Virginia:
23.4%
43.9%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
56.1%Female, no husband present
3.3%Worked full-time, year-round
57.0%Worked part-time
39.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
20.4%Both worked part-time
8.0%One part-time, other didn't work
71.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
3.0%1990 to 1994
30.4%1980 to 1989
39.9%1970 to 1979
11.9%1960 to 1969
8.3%1950 to 1959
6.5%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.1%1999 to 2000
1.3%1995 to 1998
2.4%1990 to 1994
15.0%1980 to 1989
29.6%1970 to 1979
32.1%1960 to 1969
13.9%1950 to 1959
4.4%1940 to 1949
1.2%1939 or earlier
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