Gambier vs South Mount Vernon

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

Gambier 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.

Gambier has the higher population (2,064 vs 702 in South Mount Vernon). Since 2019, South Mount Vernon's population has grown faster (-9.8% vs -15.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Gambier	South Mount Vernon
Population	2,064	702
Median age	20.4 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,234
Median home value	$254,000	—
Median gross rent	$786	$1,073
Housing units	308	421
Homeownership rate	64.1%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.4%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	13.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gambier	South Mount Vernon
Population	2,442 → 2,064 (-15.5%)	778 → 702 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$76,250 → $90,625 (+18.9%)	$26,594 → $50,234 (+88.9%)
Median home value	$234,900 → $254,000 (+8.1%)	$58,200 → $65,000 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $786 (+21.3%)	$804 → $1,073 (+33.5%)

Gambier

Population

2,4422,064

Median household income

$76,250$90,625

Median home value

$234,900$254,000

Median gross rent

$648$786

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)

	Gambier	South Mount Vernon
Under 5	1.8%	10.7%
5 to 17	0.5%	15.0%
18 to 24	80.7%	2.7%
25 to 34	2.5%	42.2%
35 to 44	0.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	1.3%	4.1%
55 to 64	2.2%	4.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	5.6%
75 and over	3.6%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gambier	South Mount Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	76.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gambier	South Mount Vernon
No high school diploma	2.3%	0.8%
High school graduate	16.3%	54.1%
Some college or associate's	4.0%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	57.7%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gambier	South Mount Vernon
Drove alone	30.6%	82.8%
Carpooled	5.7%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	51.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gambier	South Mount Vernon
1-unit, detached	66.2%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	17.5%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gambier	South Mount Vernon
Poverty rate	28.8%	45.2%
Average household size	1.68	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	15	27
Median year structure built	1959	1938