Centerburg vs South Mount Vernon

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

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

Centerburg has the higher population (1,952 vs 702 in South Mount Vernon). Centerburg has the higher median household income ($73,875 vs $50,234 in South Mount Vernon). Since 2019, Centerburg's population has grown faster (+13.8% vs -9.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Centerburg	South Mount Vernon
Population	1,952	702
Median age	34.9 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,875	$50,234
Median home value	$242,200	—
Median gross rent	$741	$1,073
Housing units	718	421
Homeownership rate	66.0%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	13.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centerburg	South Mount Vernon
Population	1,716 → 1,952 (+13.8%)	778 → 702 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $73,875 (+73.8%)	$26,594 → $50,234 (+88.9%)
Median home value	$154,800 → $242,200 (+56.5%)	$58,200 → $65,000 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $741 (+19.7%)	$804 → $1,073 (+33.5%)

Centerburg

Population

1,7161,952

Median household income

$42,500$73,875

Median home value

$154,800$242,200

Median gross rent

$619$741

South Mount Vernon

Population

778702

Median household income

$26,594$50,234

Median home value

$58,200$65,000

Median gross rent

$804$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centerburg	South Mount Vernon
Under 5	12.6%	10.7%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	2.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	42.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	14.1%	4.1%
55 to 64	9.0%	4.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	5.6%
75 and over	8.9%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centerburg	South Mount Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	76.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centerburg	South Mount Vernon
No high school diploma	9.3%	0.8%
High school graduate	40.6%	54.1%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centerburg	South Mount Vernon
Drove alone	82.0%	82.8%
Carpooled	2.2%	12.8%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	4.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centerburg	South Mount Vernon
1-unit, detached	71.9%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Centerburg	South Mount Vernon
Poverty rate	8.2%	45.2%
Average household size	2.69	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1957	1938