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Mount Vernon, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Mount Vernon is a Census CDP of 13,122 people across 5.22 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $163,750, 73.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mount Vernon
What Mount Vernon is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.22 sq mi
- Water area0.83 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,512
- County holding the largest share of its areaFairfax County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mount Vernon
- Population13,122
- Median age44.2
- Population under 183,191
- Share under 1824.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,437
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households4,850
- Family households3,502
- Share of households that are families72.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mount Vernon
- Median household income$163,750
- Per capita income$73,480
- Civilian labor force7,127
- Employed6,836
- Unemployed291 plus or minus 191
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over9,333
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher63.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree32.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Vernon
- Housing units4,973
- Occupied units4,850
- Vacant units123 plus or minus 96
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied3,563
- Renter occupied1,287 plus or minus 259
- Ownership rate73.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$836,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,620
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Single family units3,997
- Share single family80.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more818 plus or minus 246
- Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes125 plus or minus 164
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mount Vernon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,910
- Commuting under 15 minutes692 plus or minus 204
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,685
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.7 percent
- Drove alone56.6 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport3.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home29.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfax County, not Mount Vernon
Fairfax County context, not Mount Vernon figures
- Establishments in Fairfax County31,931
- Covered employment, Fairfax County636,430
- Average annual pay, Fairfax County$114,100
- Housing units permitted, Fairfax County2,861
Every figure in this section is published for Fairfax County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mount Vernon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mount Vernon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mount Vernon, Virginia?
13,122, in 4,850 households. Mount Vernon CDP covers 5.22 square miles of land, which is 2,512 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mount Vernon in?
Fairfax County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mount Vernon?
$163,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $836,200. Median gross rent is $1,620 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Mount Vernon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fairfax County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mount Vernon.
Is zoning published for Mount Vernon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.