Mount Vernon

Population: 1,339
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $114,400

Mount Vernon is a community in Mobile County, Alabama, home to 1,339 residents. Its median household income of $41,250 runs below the Mobile County figure of $58,119.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Vernon's population declined 7.7% from 1,450 to 1,339, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $87,400 to $114,400.

The typical home was built around 1969. 22.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,339
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $114,400
Median gross rent: $1,106
Housing units: 566
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4501,339

Median household income

$37,269$41,250

Median home value

$87,400$114,400

Median gross rent

$746$1,106

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,450	$37,269	$87,400	$746
2020	1,504	$41,944	$92,000	$742
2021	1,567	$39,129	$95,800	$773
2022	1,463	$41,164	$110,200	$910
2023	1,339	$41,250	$114,400	$1,106

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3421.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	2.1%
5 to 17	215	16.1%
18 to 24	75	5.6%
25 to 34	281	21.0%
35 to 44	165	12.3%
45 to 54	120	9.0%
55 to 64	200	14.9%
65 to 74	135	10.1%
75 and over	120	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	303	22.6%
Black or African American	981	73.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	168	16.5%
High school graduate	389	38.1%
Some college or associate's	265	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	196	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	468	81.8%
Carpooled	51	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	6.3%
Other means	13	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	100	18.7%
15 to 29 min	78	14.6%
30 to 44 min	298	55.6%
45 to 59 min	53	9.9%
60+ min	7	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 22.7% (283 of 1,245)

	Count	Share
Family households	309	68.7%
Nonfamily households	141	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	450	79.5%
Vacant	116	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	327	72.7%
Renter-occupied	123	27.3%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	499	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	67	11.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0152608
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 31.0877, -88.0132