Photo: Jim.henderson · Public domainHow is Mount Vernon run?
Mount Vernon’s city government spent $128.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,791 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mount Vernon didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mount Vernon is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
One full-time city employee for every 106 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (71,714).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
About $1,791 per resident a year, or $4.91 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mount Vernon didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Mount Vernon yet
Every year of Mount Vernon’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 644 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mount Vernon’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Mount Vernon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Vernon →
Who’s in charge in Mount Vernon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mount Vernon’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cmvny.com ↗.
Mount Vernon School District
Mount Vernon’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $36,757 per pupil, $22,375 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Mount Vernon voted in 2024
Official results for Mount Vernon’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat82.5%20,842 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican16.2%4,094 votesOthers: 1.3% (335 votes).
Most votes in Mount Vernon: Kamala D Harris
Westchester County: Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Mount Vernon’s 49,647 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Mount Vernon: Kirsten E Gillibrand
Westchester County: Gillibrand 61.9%, Sapraicone 33.2% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
Most votes in the district: George S Latimer
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Mount Vernon, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 82.5% | 16.2% | 1.3% | 25,271 |
| Westchester County | 61.8% | 36.1% | 2.1% | 464,981 |
| New York | 55.9% | 43.3% | 0.8% | 8,262,600 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Mount Vernon.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cmvny.com ↗
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Mount Vernon compares with the towns next door
Mount Vernon’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 7 of the 8 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $380 to $11,186 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Pelham | $380 | $10,000+ |
| Eastchester | $1,028 | $10,000+ |
| Bronxville | $2,256 | $10,000+ |
| Pelham | $2,313 | $10,000+ |
| Pelham Manor | $2,894 | $10,000+ |
| Yonkers | $5,903 runs schools | $9,676 |
| New York | $11,186 runs schools | $6,547 |
| New Rochelle | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Mount Vernon | estimate | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Mount Vernon’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Vernon’s government
How much does Mount Vernon spend per resident?
About $1,791 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Mount Vernon didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $146 million.
Who runs Mount Vernon’s government?
See cmvny.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Vernon yet.
How did Mount Vernon vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 82.5%, Donald J Trump 16.2% (25,271 votes, official results). Westchester County: Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Mount Vernon?
679 full-time and 149 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5.5M (about $65.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mount Vernon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Jamaal Bailey) and Assembly District 89 (Gary Pretlow). The Assembly district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mount Vernon’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Mount Vernon, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →