Mount Vernon, IN Demographic Data
Mount Vernon, IN Summary
Mount Vernon is located in Posey County in Indiana
- Population: 6,677
- Area: 2.86 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.81 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,336.24 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 407.81 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mount Vernon, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,467
53%
50.8
Male
3,112
47%
49.2
Total Population
6,579
323,128,000
Mount Vernon, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
336
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
325
4.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
478
7.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
420
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
608
9.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
655
10.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
972
14.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
906
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
418
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
358
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
573
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
331
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
199
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,135
78.1%
77.2
Female
2,773
54.0%
51.3
Male
2,362
46.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,957
75.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,337
20.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,103
16.8%
15.2
Female
647
58.7%
55.8
Male
456
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Mount Vernon, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,428
97.7%
96.8
White
6,159
93.6%
72.6
Black or African American
177
2.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
48
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
48
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
44
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
151
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
50
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
50
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,529
99.2%
82.2
Mount Vernon, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
133
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
312
7.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,982
44.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,076
24.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
237
5.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
449
10.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
223
5.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
445
10.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,967
90.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
672
15.3%
31.2
Mount Vernon, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,575
29.0%
33.7%
Now Married
2,715
49.9%
47.5
Divorced
744
13.7%
11.0%
Separated
39
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
367
6.7
5.8%
Mount Vernon, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,178
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
65
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
9
0.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
48
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mount Vernon, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
263
10.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
72
2.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
293
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
308
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
357
13.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
510
19.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
316
12.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
396
15.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
0.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
73
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
50,271
57,617
Per capita income
26,587
31,128
Mount Vernon, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
71
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
237
8.0%
9.8
Construction
58
2.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
607
20.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
72
2.4%
6.6
Information
5
0.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
810
27.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
140
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
247
8.3%
11.4
Public administration
130
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
253
8.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
297
10.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
37
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
249
8.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
766
25.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
850
28.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
525
17.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
574
19.4%
18.1%
Mount Vernon, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,916
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,519
86.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
324
11.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
11
0.4%
2.7
Other means
12
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
50
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.5
26.6
Mount Vernon, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
172
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
907
34.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,000
38.4%
37.1
3 or more
528
20.3%
21.0
Mount Vernon, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,607
84.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,849
70.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
758
29.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
489
15.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Mount Vernon, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,096
1 room
89
2.9%
2.4
2 rooms
78
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
126
4.1%
9.1
4 rooms
424
13.7%
16.5
5 rooms
998
32.2%
19.8
6 rooms
561
18.1%
17.8
7 rooms
357
11.5%
12.0
8 rooms
257
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
206
6.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mount Vernon, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,096
1-unit, detached
2,454
79.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
42
1.4%
5.9
2-units
30
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
93
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
177
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
90
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
77
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
133
4.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mount Vernon, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
604
19.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
197
6.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
468
15.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
528
17.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
688
22.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
283
9.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
253
8.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
75
2.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mount Vernon, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,526
58.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
41
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,015
38.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
25
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mount Vernon, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,152
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
16
1.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
39
3.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
67
5.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
442
38.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
588
51.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
791
68.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
132
11.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
67
5.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
61
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
101
8.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Vernon, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
706
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
119
16.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
210
29.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
377
53.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
52
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
686
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
86
12.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
151
22.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
27
4.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
65
9.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
60
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
279
41.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
90
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Vernon, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,849
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
174
9.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
930
50.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
438
23.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
229
12.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
71
3.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
7
0.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,200
205,000