Cynthiana vs Mount Vernon

A side-by-side comparison of Cynthiana and Mount Vernon: population, income, housing, and more.

Cynthiana and Mount Vernon are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mount Vernon has the higher population (6,431 vs 663 in Cynthiana). Cynthiana has the higher median household income ($75,625 vs $61,527 in Mount Vernon). Mount Vernon has the higher median home value ($164,200 vs $115,600 in Cynthiana).

Population, income & housing

	Cynthiana	Mount Vernon
Population	663	6,431
Median age	34.5 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,625	$61,527
Median home value	$115,600	$164,200
Median gross rent	$525	$726
Housing units	291	3,180
Homeownership rate	82.9%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cynthiana	Mount Vernon
Population	599 → 663 (+10.7%)	6,584 → 6,431 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$47,159 → $75,625 (+60.4%)	$52,031 → $61,527 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$81,500 → $115,600 (+41.8%)	$123,200 → $164,200 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $525 (-9.0%)	$698 → $726 (+4.0%)

Cynthiana

Population

599663

Median household income

$47,159$75,625

Median home value

$81,500$115,600

Median gross rent

$577$525

Mount Vernon

Population

6,5846,431

Median household income

$52,031$61,527

Median home value

$123,200$164,200

Median gross rent

$698$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cynthiana	Mount Vernon
Under 5	6.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	24.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	19.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	15.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	7.5%	8.0%
55 to 64	10.4%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	13.5%
75 and over	2.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cynthiana	Mount Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cynthiana	Mount Vernon
No high school diploma	10.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	52.3%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cynthiana	Mount Vernon
Drove alone	82.4%	86.4%
Carpooled	9.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	3.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cynthiana	Mount Vernon
1-unit, detached	69.8%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	13.4%
20 or more units	5.5%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Cynthiana	Mount Vernon
Poverty rate	6.3%	12.8%
Average household size	2.76	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1955	1972