Mount Vernon, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 28,582
Males: 13,870 (48.5%), Females: 14,712 (51.5%)
Fairfax County
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $61,119
Median house value: $190,800
Population by Race
Races in Mount Vernon:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.5%)
- Black (27.7%)
- Hispanic (14.5%)
- Other race (6.9%)
- Two or more races (4.3%)
- Other Asian (2.0%)
- Asian Indian (1.1%)
- Korean (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Filipino (0.8%)
- Vietnamese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (10.5%), German (10.2%), Irish (8.8%), United States (6.0%), Subsaharan African (4.1%), Italian (3.1%).
Elevation: 115 feet
Land area: 7.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.3%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mount Vernon CDP
- Never married: 29.7%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 9.2%
20.9% Foreign born (9.4% Latin America, 5.8% Asia, 4.1% Africa).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:
- MT VERNON HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)
- INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)
- LYNN HOUSE OF POTOMAC VALLEY (about 7 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Vernon:
- RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: DCA)
- ANDREWS AFB (about 18 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; Abbreviation: ADW)
- WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: IAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Vernon:
- MARYLAND (about 10 miles; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Abbreviation: 2W5)
- POTOMAC AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; FRIENDLY, MD; Abbreviation: VKX)
- SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: 09W)
Amtrak stations near Mount Vernon:
- 7 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 8 miles: LORTON (AUTO-TRAIN) (LORTON, 8006 LORTON RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 11 miles: WOODBRIDGE (1040 EXPRESS WAY). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Vernon:
- NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,406)
- MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 16,045)
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 11,674)
- HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 9,297)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 15 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 8,859)