Mount Vernon

Population: 2,080
Median household income: $35,202
Median home value: $97,000

Mount Vernon is a community in Montgomery County, Georgia, home to 2,080 residents. The median household income of $35,202 is below the Montgomery County median ($51,188).

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Vernon's population declined 16.9% from 2,503 to 2,080, while its median home value rose 15.2% from $84,200 to $97,000.

Households average 2.72 people. The median gross rent is $702.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,080
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $35,202
Median home value: $97,000
Median gross rent: $702
Housing units: 862
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 14.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5032,080

Median household income

$29,698$35,202

Median home value

$84,200$97,000

Median gross rent

$636$702

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,503	$29,698	$84,200	$636
2020	2,537	$30,656	$108,400	$545
2021	2,259	$29,265	$105,300	$603
2022	2,251	$33,788	$90,000	$619
2023	2,080	$35,202	$97,000	$702

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 2421.6%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	113	5.4%
5 to 17	408	19.6%
18 to 24	450	21.6%
25 to 34	209	10.0%
35 to 44	121	5.8%
45 to 54	216	10.4%
55 to 64	243	11.7%
65 to 74	151	7.3%
75 and over	169	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	861	41.4%
Black or African American	999	48.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	28	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	145	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	172	15.5%
High school graduate	336	30.3%
Some college or associate's	432	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	105	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	64	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	478	72.4%
Carpooled	84	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	12.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	148	25.6%
15 to 29 min	232	40.1%
30 to 44 min	129	22.3%
45 to 59 min	42	7.3%
60+ min	28	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 30.9% (569 of 1,839)

	Count	Share
Family households	407	60.3%
Nonfamily households	268	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	675	78.3%
Vacant	187	21.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	415	61.5%
Renter-occupied	260	38.5%

1-unit, detached51.5%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	444	51.5%
1-unit, attached	14	1.6%
2 to 4 units	91	10.6%
5 to 19 units	62	7.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	251	29.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1353508
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.1852, -82.5966