Mount Vernon, MO Demographic Data
Mount Vernon, MO Summary
Mount Vernon is located in Lawrence County in Missouri
- Population: 4,564
- Area: 3.87 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.87 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,180.85 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,175.20 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mount Vernon, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,049
45%
50.8
Male
2,476
55%
49.2
Total Population
4,525
323,128,000
Mount Vernon, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
418
9.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
278
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
196
4.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
168
3.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
288
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
562
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
307
6.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
524
11.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
375
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
345
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
319
7.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
557
12.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
188
4.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,535
78.1%
77.2
Female
1,568
44.4%
51.3
Male
1,967
55.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,368
74.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,266
28.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,064
23.5%
15.2
Female
557
52.3%
55.8
Male
507
47.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Mount Vernon, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,482
99.0%
96.8
White
4,429
97.9%
72.6
Black or African American
14
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
30
0.7%
0.8
Asian
9
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
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
9
0.2%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
43
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
115
2.5%
17.8
Mexican
9
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
106
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,410
97.5%
82.2
Mount Vernon, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
98
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
317
10.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,390
43.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
819
25.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
202
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
266
8.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
85
2.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
415
13.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,762
87.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
351
11.1%
31.2
Mount Vernon, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
640
17.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,667
45.9%
47.5
Divorced
780
21.5%
11.0%
Separated
80
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
466
12.8
5.8%
Mount Vernon, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,082
99.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
25
0.6%
21.6%
Spanish
2
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
23
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mount Vernon, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
166
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
202
11.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
272
15.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
324
17.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
337
18.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
282
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
165
9.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
66
3.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
32,335
57,617
Per capita income
17,493
31,128
Mount Vernon, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
92
5.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
84
5.1%
9.8
Construction
45
2.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
466
28.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
41
2.5%
6.6
Information
12
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
485
29.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
94
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
59
3.5%
11.4
Public administration
19
1.1%
4.6
Retail trade
188
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
77
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
193
11.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
397
23.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
355
21.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
355
21.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
362
21.8%
18.1%
Mount Vernon, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,662
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,225
73.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
257
15.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
55
3.3%
2.7
Other means
76
4.6%
1.8
Worked at home
49
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.0
26.6
Mount Vernon, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
237
13.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
759
41.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
541
29.8%
37.1
3 or more
277
15.3%
21.0
Mount Vernon, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,814
94.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,015
56.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
799
44.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
116
6.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Mount Vernon, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,930
1 room
95
4.9%
2.4
2 rooms
42
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
124
6.4%
9.1
4 rooms
367
19.0%
16.5
5 rooms
547
28.3%
19.8
6 rooms
324
16.8%
17.8
7 rooms
215
11.1%
12.0
8 rooms
78
4.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
138
7.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mount Vernon, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,930
1-unit, detached
1,467
76.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
118
6.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
73
3.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
161
8.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
74
3.8%
4.4
20 or more units
37
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mount Vernon, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
223
11.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
187
9.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
113
5.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
232
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
456
23.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
315
16.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
177
9.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
142
7.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
85
4.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mount Vernon, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,018
56.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
174
9.6%
4.7
Electricity
598
33.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
10
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
14
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mount Vernon, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
566
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
22
3.9%
7.0%
Less than $500
23
4.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
31
5.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
110
19.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
380
67.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
227
40.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
160
28.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
60
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
119
21.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Vernon, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
739
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
24
3.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
42
5.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
320
43.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
353
47.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
60
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
630
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
62
8.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
157
21.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
132
17.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
60
8.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
129
17.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
199
26.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
60
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Vernon, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,015
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
112
11.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
483
47.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
159
15.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
190
18.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
30
3.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
41
4.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,500
205,000