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Mount Vernon, IL
Demographic Data




Mount Vernon Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Mount Vernon Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

14,284

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.2%
5 - 17:
17.5%
18 - 24:
8.1%
25 - 34:
13.7%
35 - 54:
24.1%
55 - 64:
10.4%
Over 65 Years:
20.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.8%
2.8%
92.0%
92.0%
19.5%
19.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Mount Vernon
USA
$28,788
$28,788
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Mount Vernon
USA
$48,786
$48,786
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Retail
Education
Transportation
Construction
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Administration
Public Service
19.6%
19.6%
13.1%
13.1%
11.9%
11.9%
11.0%
11.0%
7.5%
7.5%
7.4%
7.4%
5.0%
5.0%
4.2%
4.2%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
75.7%
75.7%
12.6%
12.6%
6.1%
6.1%
4.5%
4.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Scottish
Polish
Italian
European
French
Swedish
Dutch
Norwegian
Scots-Irish
Other Arab
Czech
Scandinavian
British
Welsh
Danish
Lithuanian
African
17.1%
17.1%
11.7%
11.7%
11.0%
11.0%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
Spanish
Langs. of India
Tagalog
Arabic
German/Yiddish
Chinese
French
African languages
Vietnamese
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
96.6%
96.6%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Mount Vernon Residents

2.1%


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