Mount Vernon

Population: 2,259
Median household income: $38,639
Median home value: $100,500

Mount Vernon, a community in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, has 2,259 residents. At $38,639, its median household income sits below Rockcastle County's $48,367.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Vernon's population declined 16.4% from 2,701 to 2,259, while its median home value rose 17.3% from $85,700 to $100,500.

53.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,259
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $38,639
Median home value: $100,500
Median gross rent: $660
Housing units: 1,140
Homeownership rate: 50.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7012,259

Median household income

$23,192$38,639

Median home value

$85,700$100,500

Median gross rent

$535$660

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,701	$23,192	$85,700	$535
2020	2,191	$18,542	$83,900	$557
2021	2,178	$21,755	$87,100	$580
2022	2,342	$34,550	$88,000	$683
2023	2,259	$38,639	$100,500	$660

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	86	3.8%
5 to 17	289	12.8%
18 to 24	193	8.5%
25 to 34	259	11.5%
35 to 44	236	10.4%
45 to 54	362	16.0%
55 to 64	416	18.4%
65 to 74	231	10.2%
75 and over	187	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,071	91.7%
Black or African American	4	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	126	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.3%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	411	24.3%
High school graduate	657	38.9%
Some college or associate's	427	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	130	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	66	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	698	82.1%
Carpooled	71	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	6.5%
Other means	19	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	365	45.9%
15 to 29 min	163	20.5%
30 to 44 min	190	23.9%
45 to 59 min	47	5.9%
60+ min	30	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 27.2% (561 of 2,061)

	Count	Share
Family households	538	56.2%
Nonfamily households	419	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	957	83.9%
Vacant	183	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	479	50.1%
Renter-occupied	478	49.9%

1-unit, detached53.7%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other20.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	612	53.7%
1-unit, attached	35	3.1%
2 to 4 units	115	10.1%
5 to 19 units	107	9.4%
20 or more units	41	3.6%
Mobile home & other	230	20.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2154174
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.3571, -84.3329