Mount Vernon, IL Demographic Data
Mount Vernon, IL Summary
Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County in Illinois
- Population: 15,051
- Area: 13.15 sq. miles
- Land Area: 13.07 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,144.30 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 528.87 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mount Vernon, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,901
53%
50.8
Male
6,979
47%
49.2
Total Population
14,880
323,128,000
Mount Vernon, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
933
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
955
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
845
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
815
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,257
8.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,785
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,634
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,708
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
907
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
967
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,428
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,214
8.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
432
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,525
77.5%
77.2
Female
6,307
54.7%
51.3
Male
5,218
45.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,010
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,621
24.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,074
20.7%
15.2
Female
1,905
62.0%
55.8
Male
1,169
38.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Mount Vernon, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
14,350
96.4%
96.8
White
11,785
79.2%
72.6
Black or African American
2,127
14.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
18
0.1%
0.8
Asian
336
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
238
1.6%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
42
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
16
0.1%
0.2
Korean
10
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
23
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
7
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
84
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
530
3.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
457
3.1%
17.8
Mexican
186
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
207
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
64
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,423
96.9%
82.2
Mount Vernon, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
476
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
916
9.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,137
31.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,690
26.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,035
10.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,007
10.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
814
8.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,392
13.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,683
86.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,821
18.1%
31.2
Mount Vernon, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,797
31.3%
33.7%
Now Married
4,692
38.6%
47.5
Divorced
2,180
17.9%
11.0%
Separated
393
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
1,085
8.9
5.8%
Mount Vernon, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,443
96.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
504
3.6%
21.6%
Spanish
204
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
215
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
58
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
27
0.2%
1.1%
Mount Vernon, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
733
11.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
592
8.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,225
18.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
794
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,085
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,055
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
426
6.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
534
8.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
116
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
113
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
34,876
57,617
Per capita income
22,257
31,128
Mount Vernon, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
64
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
785
12.8%
9.8
Construction
149
2.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,716
28.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
253
4.1%
6.6
Information
19
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
820
13.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
289
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
401
6.5%
11.4
Public administration
217
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
799
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
343
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
276
4.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
314
5.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,745
28.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,172
19.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,454
23.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,446
23.6%
18.1%
Mount Vernon, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,974
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,875
81.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
466
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
70
1.2%
5.1
Walked
166
2.8%
2.7
Other means
251
4.2%
1.8
Worked at home
146
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.1
26.6
Mount Vernon, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
940
14.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,891
43.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,103
31.5%
37.1
3 or more
739
11.1%
21.0
Mount Vernon, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,673
88.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,987
59.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,686
40.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
860
11.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Mount Vernon, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,533
1 room
212
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
266
3.5%
2.7
3 rooms
624
8.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,539
20.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,621
21.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,564
20.8%
17.8
7 rooms
863
11.5%
12.0
8 rooms
384
5.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
460
6.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mount Vernon, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,533
1-unit, detached
5,198
69.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
45
0.6%
5.9
2-units
74
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
307
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
482
6.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
424
5.6%
4.4
20 or more units
509
6.8%
9.0
Mobile home
494
6.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mount Vernon, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,535
20.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
776
10.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,111
14.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
892
11.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,390
18.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
798
10.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
554
7.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
430
5.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
41
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
6
0.1%
1.4%
Mount Vernon, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,856
57.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
117
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
2,595
38.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
57
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
38
0.6%
1.1
Mount Vernon, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,087
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
16
0.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
30
1.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
57
2.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
101
4.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
188
9.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
649
31.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,046
50.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,096
52.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
185
8.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
154
7.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
159
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
493
23.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Vernon, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,510
41,631,300
$1,500 to $1,999
9
0.4%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
10
0.4%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
0.8%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
27
1.1%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
81
3.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
730
29.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,634
65.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
176
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
589
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
311
12.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
363
14.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
310
12.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
289
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
260
10.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
954
38.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
199
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Vernon, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,987
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,411
35.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,228
30.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
777
19.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
230
5.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
269
6.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
39
1.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
33
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
73,500
205,000
