Mount Vernon is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 35,344 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Mount Vernon is the 36th largest community in Washington.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mount Vernon is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Vernon is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Vernon who work in office and administrative support (10.19%), management occupations (9.24%), and sales jobs (7.79%). Also of interest is that Mount Vernon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Mount Vernon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of Mount Vernon is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.87% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2022 was $37,069, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,276 for a family of four. However, Mount Vernon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Vernon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mount Vernon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Vernon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mount Vernon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.79% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish. Mount Vernon also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.44%. The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
