Gambier vs Mount Vernon

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

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

Mount Vernon has the higher population (16,802 vs 2,064 in Gambier). Gambier has the higher median home value ($254,000 vs $161,400 in Mount Vernon). Since 2019, Mount Vernon's population has grown faster (+0.8% vs -15.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Gambier	Mount Vernon
Population	2,064	16,802
Median age	20.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,335
Median home value	$254,000	$161,400
Median gross rent	$786	$909
Housing units	308	7,973
Homeownership rate	64.1%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.4%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gambier	Mount Vernon
Population	2,442 → 2,064 (-15.5%)	16,667 → 16,802 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$76,250 → $90,625 (+18.9%)	$42,668 → $54,335 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$234,900 → $254,000 (+8.1%)	$118,000 → $161,400 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $786 (+21.3%)	$706 → $909 (+28.8%)

Gambier

Population

2,4422,064

Median household income

$76,250$90,625

Median home value

$234,900$254,000

Median gross rent

$648$786

Mount Vernon

Population

16,66716,802

Median household income

$42,668$54,335

Median home value

$118,000$161,400

Median gross rent

$706$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gambier	Mount Vernon
Under 5	1.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	0.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	80.7%	11.8%
25 to 34	2.5%	9.8%
35 to 44	0.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	1.3%	11.5%
55 to 64	2.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	11.8%
75 and over	3.6%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gambier	Mount Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gambier	Mount Vernon
No high school diploma	2.3%	8.9%
High school graduate	16.3%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	4.0%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	57.7%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gambier	Mount Vernon
Drove alone	30.6%	78.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	51.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.7%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gambier	Mount Vernon
1-unit, detached	66.2%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	17.5%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Gambier	Mount Vernon
Poverty rate	28.8%	18.4%
Average household size	1.68	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	15	20
Median year structure built	1959	1955