Howard vs South Mount Vernon

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

Howard 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.

South Mount Vernon has the higher population (702 vs 442 in Howard). Since 2019, Howard's population has grown faster (+141.5% vs -9.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Howard	South Mount Vernon
Population	442	702
Median age	29.4 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,234
Median home value	$104,700	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,073
Housing units	147	421
Homeownership rate	67.3%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howard	South Mount Vernon
Population	183 → 442 (+141.5%)	778 → 702 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$38,173 → $40,766 (+6.8%)	$26,594 → $50,234 (+88.9%)
Median home value	$86,200 → $104,700 (+21.5%)	$58,200 → $65,000 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$804 → $1,073 (+33.5%)

Howard

Population

183442

Median household income

$38,173$40,766

Median home value

$86,200$104,700

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)

	Howard	South Mount Vernon
Under 5	22.9%	10.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	15.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	31.4%	42.2%
35 to 44	8.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.3%	4.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	4.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	5.6%
75 and over	2.7%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howard	South Mount Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	76.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.7%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howard	South Mount Vernon
No high school diploma	5.6%	0.8%
High school graduate	47.4%	54.1%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howard	South Mount Vernon
Drove alone	72.2%	82.8%
Carpooled	27.8%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howard	South Mount Vernon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Howard	South Mount Vernon
Poverty rate	6.6%	45.2%
Average household size	3.01	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1950	1938