Mount Vernon

Population: 16,802
Median household income: $54,335
Median home value: $161,400

Located in Knox County, Ohio, Mount Vernon is a community with a population of 16,802. Its median household income of $54,335 runs below the Knox County figure of $73,988.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Vernon's population held roughly steady from 16,667 to 16,802, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $118,000 to $161,400.

The median gross rent is $909. 24.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,802
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $54,335
Median home value: $161,400
Median gross rent: $909
Housing units: 7,973
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,66716,802

Median household income

$42,668$54,335

Median home value

$118,000$161,400

Median gross rent

$706$909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,667	$42,668	$118,000	$706
2020	16,684	$46,656	$120,600	$767
2021	16,885	$49,139	$127,200	$806
2022	16,861	$52,286	$149,200	$852
2023	16,802	$54,335	$161,400	$909

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	613	3.6%
5 to 17	2,715	16.2%
18 to 24	1,989	11.8%
25 to 34	1,650	9.8%
35 to 44	2,574	15.3%
45 to 54	1,924	11.5%
55 to 64	1,821	10.8%
65 to 74	1,986	11.8%
75 and over	1,530	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,976	89.1%
Black or African American	226	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	113	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	73	0.4%
Two or more races	727	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	679	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,019	8.9%
High school graduate	4,895	42.6%
Some college or associate's	2,735	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,812	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,024	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.7%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,303	78.7%
Carpooled	450	5.6%
Public transit	54	0.7%
Walked	292	3.6%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	813	10.2%
Other means	84	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,257	59.2%
15 to 29 min	1,388	19.3%
30 to 44 min	426	5.9%
45 to 59 min	577	8.0%
60+ min	544	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 18.4% (2,829 of 15,336)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,686	51.1%
Nonfamily households	3,525	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,211	90.4%
Vacant	762	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,925	54.4%
Renter-occupied	3,286	45.6%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units17.7%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,139	64.5%
1-unit, attached	314	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1,410	17.7%
5 to 19 units	629	7.9%
20 or more units	263	3.3%
Mobile home & other	218	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3953102
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 40.3852, -82.4749