Mount Vernon

Population: 885
Median household income: $88,500
Median home value: $207,000

Located in Somerset County, Maryland, Mount Vernon is a community with a population of 885. At $88,500, its median household income sits above Somerset County's $52,462.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Vernon's population declined 8.4% from 966 to 885, while its median home value fell 4.2% from $216,000 to $207,000.

88.8% of workers drive to work alone. 83.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 885
Median age: 55.4 yrs
Median household income: $88,500
Median home value: $207,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 446
Homeownership rate: 93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

966885

Median household income

$48,347$88,500

Median home value

$216,000$207,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	966	$48,347	$216,000
2020	1,016	$87,895	$114,300
2021	1,067	$50,733	—
2022	824	$56,467	$148,400
2023	885	$88,500	$207,000

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6442.8%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	0.9%
5 to 17	131	14.8%
18 to 24	66	7.5%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	97	11.0%
45 to 54	78	8.8%
55 to 64	379	42.8%
65 to 74	62	7.0%
75 and over	64	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	775	87.6%
Black or African American	38	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's47.6%

Bachelor's degree3.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	5.3%
High school graduate	230	33.8%
Some college or associate's	324	47.6%
Bachelor's degree	25	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	65	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone88.8%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	452	88.8%
Carpooled	24	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	6.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	19.1%
15 to 29 min	122	25.6%
30 to 44 min	263	55.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 18.8% (166 of 885)

	Count	Share
Family households	272	74.7%
Nonfamily households	92	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	364	81.6%
Vacant	82	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	340	93.4%
Renter-occupied	24	6.6%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	373	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73	16.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2454375
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 2.62 sq mi
Center point: 38.2396, -75.7853