How many renters in Mount Vernon, NY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Mount Vernon, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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54.8% (±5.1 points) of renting households in Mount Vernon, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.8% (±5.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.1% (±4.0 points)
Median share of income: 32.1% (±1.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mount Vernon

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mount Vernon	Westchester County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	11.2% (±2.2 points)	12.6%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.9% (±2.3 points)	10.8%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.3% (±3.0 points)	11.5%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.6% (±3.2 points)	10.9%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.7% (±3.2 points)	9.7%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	43.1% (±4.0 points)	44.5%	43.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Mount Vernon against Westchester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Vernon	Westchester County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.8% (±5.1 points)	54.2% (±1.4 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.1% (±4.0 points)	44.5% (±1.2 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.1% (±1.5 points)	32.1% (±0.6 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$52,608 (±$9,169)	$69,175 (±$2,688)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,629 (±$56)	$1,951 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In Mount Vernon, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Westchester County (54.2%).

It is not measurably different from New York (52.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Westchester County, Mount Vernon ranks 8 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 259 of 999.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Mount Vernon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Vernon
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mount Vernon	—	54.8% (±5.1 points)	—
Village of Pelham	1.1 mi	46.8% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Pelham	1.5 mi	41.1% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Bronxville	1.8 mi	35.7% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Pelham Manor	1.8 mi	12.2% (±32.9 points)	Lower
New Rochelle	2.7 mi	51.0% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Tuckahoe	2.8 mi	60.2% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Eastchester	2.9 mi	58.6% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Yonkers	3.0 mi	54.5% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Pelham Manor, NY (12.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Town of Ossining	61.9% (±8.0 points)
3	Town of Mamaroneck	59.8% (±11.2 points)
4	Town of Mount Pleasant	59.1% (±7.7 points)
5	Peekskill	58.7% (±9.9 points)
6	Town of Eastchester	58.6% (±10.3 points)
7	Town of North Castle	56.0% (±22.4 points)
8	Mount Vernon	54.8% (±5.1 points)
9	Yonkers	54.5% (±3.1 points)
10	White Plains	54.4% (±5.2 points)
11	Town of Scarsdale	54.3% (±21.7 points)
12	Town of Rye	54.2% (±8.1 points)
13	Town of Harrison	53.6% (±9.3 points)
14	Town of New Castle	52.2% (±17.3 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mount Vernon

Are renters in Mount Vernon rent-burdened?

54.8% of renting households in Mount Vernon pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Mount Vernon spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Vernon, NY spends 32.1% (±1.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Mount Vernon city, Westchester County, New York (county subdivision:49121, in state:36 county:119).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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