Mount Vernon

Population: 6,431
Median household income: $61,527
Median home value: $164,200

Located in Posey County, Indiana, Mount Vernon is a community with a population of 6,431. The median household income of $61,527 is below the Posey County median ($79,124).

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Vernon's population declined 2.3% from 6,584 to 6,431, while its median home value rose 33.3% from $123,200 to $164,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.0% of the population. 86.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,431
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,527
Median home value: $164,200
Median gross rent: $726
Housing units: 3,180
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,5846,431

Median household income

$52,031$61,527

Median home value

$123,200$164,200

Median gross rent

$698$726

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,584	$52,031	$123,200	$698
2020	6,535	$52,290	$131,100	$676
2021	6,861	$53,153	$138,700	$710
2022	6,480	$58,370	$156,900	$754
2023	6,431	$61,527	$164,200	$726

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	407	6.3%
5 to 17	1,042	16.2%
18 to 24	431	6.7%
25 to 34	802	12.5%
35 to 44	785	12.2%
45 to 54	515	8.0%
55 to 64	1,003	15.6%
65 to 74	871	13.5%
75 and over	575	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,851	91.0%
Black or African American	59	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	16	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	89	1.4%
Two or more races	119	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	290	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate37.4%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	359	7.9%
High school graduate	1,701	37.4%
Some college or associate's	1,568	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	572	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	351	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,430	86.4%
Carpooled	160	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	76	2.7%
Bicycle	34	1.2%
Worked from home	101	3.6%
Other means	10	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,600	59.0%
15 to 29 min	457	16.9%
30 to 44 min	421	15.5%
45 to 59 min	147	5.4%
60+ min	85	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 12.8% (818 of 6,367)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,930	65.2%
Nonfamily households	1,028	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,958	93.0%
Vacant	222	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,960	66.3%
Renter-occupied	998	33.7%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,404	75.6%
1-unit, attached	15	0.5%
2 to 4 units	174	5.5%
5 to 19 units	425	13.4%
20 or more units	99	3.1%
Mobile home & other	63	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1851732
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 37.9370, -87.8959