Mount Vernon

Population: 14,492
Median household income: $52,751
Median home value: $89,700

Mount Vernon is a community in Jefferson County, Illinois, home to 14,492 residents. Its median household income of $52,751 runs below the Jefferson County figure of $61,102.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Vernon's population declined 1.7% from 14,742 to 14,492, while its median home value rose 14.1% from $78,600 to $89,700.

The median resident is 39.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,492
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $52,751
Median home value: $89,700
Median gross rent: $893
Housing units: 7,196
Homeownership rate: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,74214,492

Median household income

$40,625$52,751

Median home value

$78,600$89,700

Median gross rent

$714$893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,742	$40,625	$78,600	$714
2020	14,769	$42,194	$79,000	$749
2021	14,614	$44,373	$79,300	$786
2022	14,740	$48,786	$88,800	$872
2023	14,492	$52,751	$89,700	$893

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	907	6.3%
5 to 17	2,390	16.5%
18 to 24	1,113	7.7%
25 to 34	2,034	14.0%
35 to 44	1,900	13.1%
45 to 54	1,687	11.6%
55 to 64	1,619	11.2%
65 to 74	1,556	10.7%
75 and over	1,286	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,931	75.4%
Black or African American	1,712	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	141	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.1%
Some other race	28	0.2%
Two or more races	999	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	673	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	652	6.5%
High school graduate	3,357	33.3%
Some college or associate's	4,160	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,200	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	713	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,034	79.5%
Carpooled	850	13.4%
Public transit	26	0.4%
Walked	94	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	207	3.3%
Other means	125	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,025	65.7%
15 to 29 min	1,458	23.8%
30 to 44 min	368	6.0%
45 to 59 min	134	2.2%
60+ min	144	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 18.7% (2,604 of 13,910)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,683	59.4%
Nonfamily households	2,517	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,200	86.2%
Vacant	996	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,312	53.4%
Renter-occupied	2,888	46.6%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,999	69.5%
1-unit, attached	79	1.1%
2 to 4 units	575	8.0%
5 to 19 units	857	11.9%
20 or more units	286	4.0%
Mobile home & other	400	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1751180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 38.3142, -88.9175