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Mount Vernon, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Mount Vernon, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

2,259

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$38,697

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-16.4% since 2018

Mount Vernon lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,194 (91.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races75 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone67 (2.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone23 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race17 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone10 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish39
  2. 2.Other Indo-European19
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

84

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$24,075

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

27.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing237
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care177
  3. 3.Public Administration114
  4. 4.Retail Trade83
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities63

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations241
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations182
  3. 3.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations165
  4. 4.Service Occupations137
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations77

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.80×)114
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.77×)237
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.88×)177

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$100,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$660/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

50.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $125,000 to $149,99982 (17.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99976 (15.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99962 (12.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99944 (9.2%)
  • $10,000 to $14,99942 (8.8%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99941 (8.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

75.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,781

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.5 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone698 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled71 (8.4%)
  • Worked at Home55 (6.5%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other19 (2.2%)
  • Walked7 (0.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.