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10553 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 10553 covers Mount Vernon, New York, with a population of about 10,815 and a median household income of $84,173.

Population
10,81515,493 per square mile
Median age
38.9about the US average
Median household income
$84,173about the New York median
Poverty rate
9.3%3.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$588,035down 0.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,7711.1× the New York median
Degree or higher
42.9%7.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
46%19 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
165

Where 10553 is

Mount Vernon, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population10,815
Median age38.9
Family households70%
Born outside the US35%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.9%
White (non-Hispanic)12.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)67.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino15.4%
Veterans4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$84,173
Income per person$40,872
Poverty rate9.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.1%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k6.4%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k1.7%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k20.9%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k12.6%
$200k or more15.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed5,880
Mean adjusted gross income$62,909
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k27.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$490,000
Median gross rent$1,771
Rent as a share of household income31.2%
Owner-occupied46%
Vacant homes2.8%
Median year built1948

What the homes are

Detached house46.4%
Attached house10%
2 to 4 units18.3%
5 to 19 units7.4%
20 or more units17.5%
Mobile home0.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$588,035as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 0.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 43.4%
Typical asking rent$3,000as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$636,495$275,790

$275,790 in 2000 to $588,035 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%
High school diploma or higher81.6%
Works from home5.9%
Drives to work alone50%
Takes public transport24.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity32.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.1% 7.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.1% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.1% 2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.2% 5.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity20.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.3% 8.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.5% 2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.9% 7.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments165
People employed1,728
Annual payroll$93,825,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 14.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss12.2 out of 100
Community resilience68.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding30.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm29.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail12.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$84,173$84,578$78,538
Income per person$40,872$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate9.3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$490,000$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,771$1,576$1,348
Homeownership46%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.3%6.2%5.2%
Works from home5.9%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US35%22.6%13.9%
Median age38.939.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBRONX, NY US8.3 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January39.7°F / 27.3°F3.74 in rain
February42.6°F / 28.7°F3.19 in rain
March50.3°F / 34.6°F4.37 in rain
April61.4°F / 44.4°F3.95 in rain
May72.3°F / 54.6°F4.06 in rain
June80.9°F / 64.3°F4.55 in rain
July86.1°F / 70.6°F4.37 in rain
August84.1°F / 69.1°F4.82 in rain
September77.1°F / 62.1°F4.55 in rain
October65.8°F / 50.7°F4.13 in rain
November54.1°F / 41.3°F3.45 in rain
December44.8°F / 33.1°F4.67 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Mount Vernon School District99.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability13.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

10803 Pelham, NY1.3 km away
10551 Mount Vernon, NY1.3 km away
10550 Mount Vernon, NY1.3 km away
10552 Mount Vernon, NY1.7 km away
10801 New Rochelle, NY3 km away
10466 Bronx, NY3.1 km away
10704 Yonkers, NY3.3 km away
10802 New Rochelle, NY3.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Westchester County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.7 sq mi
Population density15,493 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9086, -73.8221

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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