Mount Vernon

Population: 35,312
Median household income: $73,277
Median home value: $429,300

Located in Skagit County, Washington, Mount Vernon is a community with a population of 35,312. The median household income of $73,277 is below the Skagit County median ($85,474).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Vernon's population held roughly steady from 35,026 to 35,312, while its median home value rose 59.5% from $269,100 to $429,300.

The median gross rent is $1,255. 25.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,312
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $73,277
Median home value: $429,300
Median gross rent: $1,255
Housing units: 13,552
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,02635,312

Median household income

$62,056$73,277

Median home value

$269,100$429,300

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,255

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,026	$62,056	$269,100	$1,019
2020	35,502	$63,194	$308,900	$1,056
2021	34,824	$62,706	$334,700	$1,114
2022	35,120	$69,227	$385,200	$1,185
2023	35,312	$73,277	$429,300	$1,255

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,453	6.9%
5 to 17	6,274	17.8%
18 to 24	3,143	8.9%
25 to 34	5,194	14.7%
35 to 44	4,186	11.9%
45 to 54	3,780	10.7%
55 to 64	4,003	11.3%
65 to 74	3,692	10.5%
75 and over	2,587	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,277	54.6%
Black or African American	469	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	180	0.5%
Asian	1,099	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	80	0.2%
Some other race	153	0.4%
Two or more races	1,465	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,589	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,013	12.9%
High school graduate	6,204	26.5%
Some college or associate's	8,231	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,628	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,366	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,784	74.8%
Carpooled	1,596	10.1%
Public transit	94	0.6%
Walked	294	1.9%
Bicycle	41	0.3%
Worked from home	1,868	11.9%
Other means	76	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,785	41.7%
15 to 29 min	3,879	27.9%
30 to 44 min	2,250	16.2%
45 to 59 min	833	6.0%
60+ min	1,138	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 16.7% (5,764 of 34,425)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,718	65.9%
Nonfamily households	4,509	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,227	97.6%
Vacant	325	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,229	62.2%
Renter-occupied	4,998	37.8%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,366	61.7%
1-unit, attached	453	3.3%
2 to 4 units	1,271	9.4%
5 to 19 units	1,144	8.4%
20 or more units	1,646	12.1%
Mobile home & other	672	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5347560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.33 sq mi
Center point: 48.4171, -122.3118