Mount Vernon

Population: 4,532
Median household income: $49,153
Median home value: $175,000

Mount Vernon, a community in Lawrence County, Missouri, has 4,532 residents. The median household income of $49,153 is below the Lawrence County median ($55,849).

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Vernon's population held roughly steady from 4,505 to 4,532, while its median home value rose 64.5% from $106,400 to $175,000.

82.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,532
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,153
Median home value: $175,000
Median gross rent: $691
Housing units: 1,961
Homeownership rate: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5054,532

Median household income

$42,689$49,153

Median home value

$106,400$175,000

Median gross rent

$584$691

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,505	$42,689	$106,400	$584
2020	4,490	$37,494	$110,200	$577
2021	4,470	$38,400	$102,900	$591
2022	4,511	$44,491	$142,800	$636
2023	4,532	$49,153	$175,000	$691

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	359	7.9%
5 to 17	779	17.2%
18 to 24	384	8.5%
25 to 34	717	15.8%
35 to 44	566	12.5%
45 to 54	463	10.2%
55 to 64	329	7.3%
65 to 74	399	8.8%
75 and over	536	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,174	92.1%
Black or African American	55	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	28	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	183	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	314	10.4%
High school graduate	1,215	40.4%
Some college or associate's	937	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	371	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	173	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled16.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle2.3%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,295	69.6%
Carpooled	313	16.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	1.1%
Bicycle	42	2.3%
Worked from home	178	9.6%
Other means	12	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	673	40.0%
15 to 29 min	443	26.3%
30 to 44 min	235	14.0%
45 to 59 min	122	7.3%
60+ min	209	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 18.4% (760 of 4,120)

	Count	Share
Family households	949	55.1%
Nonfamily households	772	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,721	87.8%
Vacant	240	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	980	56.9%
Renter-occupied	741	43.1%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,611	82.2%
1-unit, attached	47	2.4%
2 to 4 units	136	6.9%
5 to 19 units	92	4.7%
20 or more units	19	1.0%
Mobile home & other	56	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2950672
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1048, -93.8187