Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY

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2022 Population
119,958
40.2% 1-year decline
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
41.7
0.482% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
10.2%
2.78% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$95,418
10.5% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$593,100
9.13% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY had a population of 120k people with a median age of 41.7 and a median household income of $95,418. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY declined from 200,700 to 119,958, a −40.2% decrease and its median household income grew from $86,331 to $95,418, a 10.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (37.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (37.4%), Other (Hispanic) (6.02%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.24%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.25%).

25.5% of the households in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY 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.

90.1% of the residents in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY are Montefiore School of Nursing (64 degrees awarded in 2022) and Westchester School of Beauty Culture (31 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY was $593,100, and the homeownership rate was 52.3%.

Most people in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY is home to a population of 120k people, from which 90.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 27.1% of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (32.5k people).

In 2022, there were 1.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (45.4k people) in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.22k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY are Spanish (12,270 households), Portuguese (3,261 households), and Italian (1,472 households).

Citizenship

90.1%
2022 Citizenship
88.5%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 90.1% of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY was 88.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    45.4k ± 1.44k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    44.8k ± 1.96k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    7.22k ± 1.41k
14.5%
Hispanic Population
17.4k people

In 2022, there were 1.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (45.4k people) in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.22k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

14.5% of the people in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY are hispanic (17.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

27.1%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
32.5k people
27.5%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
55.2k people

As of 2022, 27.1% of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY residents (32.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY was 27.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    12,270 households (10.8%)
  2. Portuguese
    3,261 households (2.87%)
  3. Italian
    1,472 households (1.3%)

25.5% of the households in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. 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.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY was Spanish. 10.8% of the households in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    806 ± 177
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    510 ± 209
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    356 ± 165

Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY employs 55.8k people. The largest industries in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY are Elementary & secondary schools (4,318 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,783 people), and Construction (2,128 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($320,294), Nondepository credit & related activities ($288,677), and Management of companies & enterprises ($249,391).

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
45,185
Women
50.1%
44,986
Men
49.9%

The workforce of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY in 2020 was 90,171 people, with 50.1% woman, and 49.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY.

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Occupations

55.8k
2022 Value
−41.3%
1 Year decline
± −41.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −41.3%, from 95k employees to 55.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY, are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (2,030 people), Other managers (1,828 people), and Retail salespersons (1,341 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

55.8k
2022 Value
−41.3%
1 Year decline
± −41.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −41.3%, from 95k employees to 55.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,318 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,783 people), and Construction (2,128 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$67,469
Median earning men ± $4,342
$54,208
Median earning women ± $2,645

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($159,352), Information ($120,769), and Public Administration ($91,200).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,202), Information ($74,432), and Construction ($64,154).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer
Senator from New York3
Assumed office on January 3, 1999
Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator from New York1
Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

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

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US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY awarded 95 degrees. The student population of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 13 male students and 148 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY are Black or African American (38 and 40.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (20 and 21.3%), White (20 and 21.3%), and Unknown (8 and 8.51%).

The largest universities in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY by number of degrees awarded are Montefiore School of Nursing (64 and 67.4%) and Westchester School of Beauty Culture (31 and 32.6%).

The most popular majors in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY are Registered Nursing (64 and 67.4%) and General Cosmetology (31 and 32.6%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.88% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (20.7k), Graduate Degree (20.1k), and High School or Equivalent (18.2k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY was $593,100 in 2022, which is 2.1 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $543,500 to $593,100, a 9.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY is 52.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 36.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY is $95,418. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY was NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY with a value of $171,480, followed by Nassau County (Central)--Hempstead Town (East Central) PUMA, NY and Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $168,423 and $167,513.

Property

$593,100
Median Property Value 2022
±$16,504
$24,141
Median Property Taxes
±$1,083

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 Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

52.3%
Homeownership
2022
60.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 52.3% of the housing units in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53%.

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Income by Location

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In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY was NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY with a value of $171,480, followed by Nassau County (Central)--Hempstead Town (East Central) PUMA, NY and Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $168,423 and $167,513.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$95,418
Median Household Income
± $4,208
46.2k
Number of Households
± 1,748

In 2022, the median household income of the 46.2k households in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY grew to $95,418 from the previous year's value of $86,331.

The following chart displays the households in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

0.52
2022 Wage GINI in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY
0.527
2021 Wage GINI in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY

In 2022, the income inequality in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY was 0.52 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.32% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (47.2%)
  2. Public Transit (27.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (11.5%)

In 2022, 47.2% of workers in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (27.4%) and those who worked at home (11.5%).

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Commute Time

36.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (36.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 6.34% of the workforce in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY 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 Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY (12.1k out of 119k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

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

95.2% of the population of Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 55% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 0.139% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1174 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.508% decrease from the previous year (1180 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1218 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,174 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,174 patients per year. This represents a 0.508% decrease from the previous year (1,180 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 41.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.1% were men and 54.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.77%
Uninsured
55%
Employer Coverage
16.1%
Medicaid
12.6%
Medicare
11.3%
Non-Group
0.139%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY declined by 19.2% from 5.9% to 4.77%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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