Mount Vernon

Population: 4,551
Median household income: $106,356
Median home value: $256,900

Located in Linn County, Iowa, Mount Vernon is a community with a population of 4,551. At $106,356, its median household income sits above Linn County's $76,421.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Vernon's population grew 2.2% from 4,451 to 4,551, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $203,400 to $256,900.

The median resident is 23.7 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 24.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,551
Median age: 23.7 yrs
Median household income: $106,356
Median home value: $256,900
Median gross rent: $802
Housing units: 1,280
Homeownership rate: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4514,551

Median household income

$71,552$106,356

Median home value

$203,400$256,900

Median gross rent

$757$802

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,451	$71,552	$203,400	$757
2020	4,487	$72,164	$198,900	$630
2021	4,498	$86,298	$208,500	$655
2022	4,529	$98,991	$234,400	$714
2023	4,551	$106,356	$256,900	$802

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 2424.8%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	171	3.8%
5 to 17	1,006	22.1%
18 to 24	1,130	24.8%
25 to 34	236	5.2%
35 to 44	603	13.2%
45 to 54	430	9.4%
55 to 64	530	11.6%
65 to 74	228	5.0%
75 and over	217	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,194	92.2%
Black or African American	80	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.2%
Asian	56	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.5%
Two or more races	31	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	155	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate14.6%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree20.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	139	6.2%
High school graduate	327	14.6%
Some college or associate's	668	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	662	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	448	20.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,271	64.0%
Carpooled	95	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	210	10.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	409	20.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	473	30.0%
15 to 29 min	637	40.4%
30 to 44 min	420	26.6%
45 to 59 min	9	0.6%
60+ min	37	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 6.2% (220 of 3,567)

	Count	Share
Family households	970	81.2%
Nonfamily households	225	18.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,195	93.4%
Vacant	85	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,047	87.6%
Renter-occupied	148	12.4%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,009	78.8%
1-unit, attached	35	2.7%
2 to 4 units	63	4.9%
5 to 19 units	118	9.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1954840
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.9243, -91.4256