North Vernon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 6,562 people and four associated neighborhoods, North Vernon is the 105th largest community in Indiana.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, North Vernon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.78% of the North Vernon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, North Vernon is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in North Vernon who work in office and administrative support (13.55%), food service (7.80%), and management occupations (7.77%). Also of interest is that North Vernon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small city, North Vernon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of North Vernon have a very low rate of college education: just 9.41% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in North Vernon in 2022 was $28,440, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,760 for a family of four. However, North Vernon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. North Vernon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Vernon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Vernon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Vernon include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in North Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
