Mount Vernon, IL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

37,043

0.854% 1-year decline

2022 Median Age

41.2

0% 1-year change

2022 Poverty Rate

14.1%

6.33% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$58,384

6.75% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$115,000

12.5% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

16,356

0.982% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Mount Vernon, IL had a population of 37k people with a median age of 41.2 and a median household income of $58,384. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Mount Vernon, IL declined from 37,362 to 37,043, a −0.854% decrease and its median household income grew from $54,692 to $58,384, a 6.75% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Vernon, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.89%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.36%), and White (Hispanic) (1.17%).

None of the households in Mount Vernon, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Mount Vernon, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mount Vernon, IL are Rend Lake College (1,245 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Mount Vernon, IL was $115,000, and the homeownership rate was 72%.

Most people in Mount Vernon, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Vernon, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mount Vernon, IL is home to a population of 37k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.65% of Mount Vernon, IL residents were born outside of the country (610 people).

In 2022, there were 13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.2k people) in Mount Vernon, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.41k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.81k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

99.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.4% of Mount Vernon, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Vernon, IL was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mount Vernon, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Vernon, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
31.2k ± 199
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.41k ± 255
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.81k ± 340

2.92%

Hispanic Population

1.08k people

2.92% of the people in Mount Vernon, IL are hispanic (1.08k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Mount Vernon, IL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.65%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

610 people

1.85%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

692 people

As of 2022, 1.65% of Mount Vernon, IL residents (610 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Vernon, IL was 1.85%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mount Vernon, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
787 ± 101
Gulf War (2001-)
433 ± 122
Gulf War (1990s)
306 ± 82

Mount Vernon, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Mount Vernon, IL employs 16.4k people. The largest industries in Mount Vernon, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,792 people), Manufacturing (2,610 people), and Retail Trade (1,880 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($62,000), Utilities ($61,985), and Information ($61,250).

Employment

Occupations

16.4k

2022 Value

± 688

0.982%

1 Year growth

± 5.89%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mount Vernon, IL grew at a rate of 0.982%, from 16.2k employees to 16.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Vernon, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,782 people), Production Occupations (1,700 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,368 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Vernon, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.4k

2022 Value

± 688

0.982%

1 Year growth

± 5.89%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mount Vernon, IL grew at a rate of 0.982%, from 16.2k employees to 16.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Vernon, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,792 people), Manufacturing (2,610 people), and Retail Trade (1,880 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Vernon, IL, though some of these residents may live in Mount Vernon, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,704

Median earning men ± $1,515

$29,428

Median earning women ± $1,174

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($70,729), Public Administration ($67,366), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($68,068), Information ($57,813), and Public Administration ($41,895).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

456
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
252
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
208
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

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Senator Elections

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US Representative Elections

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Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Mount Vernon, IL awarded 1,245 degrees. The student population of Mount Vernon, IL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 863 male students and 1,154 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mount Vernon, IL are White (1,135 and 91.2%), followed by Black or African American (43 and 3.45%), Two or More Races (27 and 2.17%), and Hispanic or Latino (24 and 1.93%).

The largest universities in Mount Vernon, IL by number of degrees awarded are Rend Lake College (1,245 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mount Vernon, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (310 and 24.9%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (128 and 10.3%), and Biological & Physical Sciences (116 and 9.32%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,017 students enrolled in Mount Vernon, IL, 42.8% men and 57.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,822 records, of which 56.9% were women and 43.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
161 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
116 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
43 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Mount Vernon, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 161 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Mount Vernon, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Rend Lake College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,245 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rend Lake College with 1,245 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 586 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mount Vernon, IL, which is 0.889 times less than the 659 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,135 degrees mean that there were 26.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 43 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,250) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Vernon, IL was $115,000 in 2022, which is 0.408 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $102,200 to $115,000, a 12.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Vernon, IL is 72%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Mount Vernon, IL have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Vernon, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$115,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$4,404

$10,638

Median Property Taxes

±$482

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Vernon, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mount Vernon, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72%

Homeownership

2022

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 72% of the housing units in Mount Vernon, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Vernon, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the counties in Mount Vernon, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,384

Median Household Income

± $2,185

14.8k

Number of Households

± 673

In 2022, the median household income of the 14.8k households in Mount Vernon, IL grew to $58,384 from the previous year's value of $54,692.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Vernon, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Mount Vernon, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.9%)
Carpooled (10.7%)
Worked At Home (4.75%)

In 2022, 81.9% of workers in Mount Vernon, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (4.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Vernon, IL have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.56% of the workforce in Mount Vernon, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mount Vernon, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Vernon, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Vernon, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Vernon, IL (4.98k out of 35.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Vernon, IL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.9% of the population of Mount Vernon, IL has health coverage, with 41.8% on employee plans, 22.7% on Medicaid, 15% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.71% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.07%

Uninsured

41.8%

Employer Coverage

22.7%

Medicaid

15%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

1.71%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Vernon, IL grew by 0.266% from 7.05% to 7.07%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mount Vernon, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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