Mount Vernon, GA

Census Place

Add Comparison
2024 Population
1,913
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
29.8
2.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
38.8%
25.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$32,933
6.45% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$69,800
28% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
666
0.909% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mount Vernon, GA 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.

97.3% of the residents in Mount Vernon, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mount Vernon, GA are Brewton-Parker College (126 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Vernon, GA was $69,800, and the homeownership rate was 65.5%.

Most people in Mount Vernon, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Vernon, GA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesGeorgiaMontgomery County, GAVidalia, GAHeart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (Southeast) PUMA, GA

Population & Diversity

Mount Vernon, GA is home to a population of 1.91k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.76% of Mount Vernon, GA residents were born outside of the country (72 people).

In 2024, there were 1.22 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (938 people) in Mount Vernon, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 770 White (Non-Hispanic) and 121 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%
2024 Citizenship
98.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Mount Vernon, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Vernon, GA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Vernon, GA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    938 ± 184
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    770 ± 259
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    121 ± 93
2.67%
Hispanic Population
51 people

In 2024, there were 1.22 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (938 people) in Mount Vernon, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 770 White (Non-Hispanic) and 121 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.67% of the people in Mount Vernon, GA are hispanic (51 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Vernon, GA as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. Jamaica
    51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

View Data
Save Image

Foreign-Born Population

3.76%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
72 people
2.36%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
49 people

As of 2024, 3.76% of Mount Vernon, GA residents (72 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Vernon, GA was 2.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

View Data
Save Image

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    40 ± 37
  2. Vietnam
    5 ± 21
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    3 ± 15

Mount Vernon, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 8 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mount Vernon, GA.

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Mount Vernon, GA employs 666 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Vernon, GA were Educational Services (134 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (121 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (84 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($122,589), Wholesale Trade ($51,667), and Construction ($42,625).

Employment

Occupations

666
2024 Value
± 167
0.909%
1 Year growth
± 36%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Vernon, GA grew at a rate of 0.909%, from 660 employees to 666 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Vernon, GA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (120 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (79 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (66 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Vernon, GA.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Data
Save Image

Industries

Employment by Industries

666
2024 Value
± 167
0.909%
1 Year growth
± 36%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Vernon, GA grew at a rate of 0.909%, from 660 employees to 666 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Vernon, GA, are Educational Services (134 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (121 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (84 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Vernon, GA, though some of these residents may live in Mount Vernon, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,375
Median earning men ± $13,953
$34,231
Median earning women ± $13,462

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($43,063), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,734), and Retail Trade ($40,234).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($61,042), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($26,964), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,250).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.
Y-Axis
2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

View Data
Save Image

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Mount Vernon, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.394%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

View Data
Save Image

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.
Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

View Data
Save Image

Education

In 2023, universities in Mount Vernon, GA awarded 126 degrees. The student population of Mount Vernon, GA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 692 male students and 431 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mount Vernon, GA are White (63 and 51.6%), Black or African American (37 and 30.3%), Hispanic or Latino (16 and 13.1%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (5 and 4.1%).

The largest universities in Mount Vernon, GA by number of degrees awarded are Brewton-Parker College (126 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mount Vernon, GA are General Studies (48 and 38.1%), General Business Administration & Management (28 and 22.2%), and Criminal Justice And Corrections, General (13 and 10.3%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $18,400.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Mount Vernon, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,123 (61.6% men and 38.4% women).

The line chart  shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

View Data
Save Image

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,123 students enrolled in Mount Vernon, GA, 61.6% men and 38.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 630 records, of which 44.4% were women and 55.6% men.

View Data
Save Image

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    17 degrees awarded
  2. Criminal Justice And Corrections, General
    13 degrees awarded
  3. General Psychology
    11 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Mount Vernon, GA was General Business Administration & Management with 17 degrees awarded.

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

View Data
Save Image

Universities

Gender
Race
Brewton-Parker College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
126 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Brewton-Parker College with 126 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 65 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mount Vernon, GA, which is 1.07 times more than the 61 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 63 degrees mean that there were 1.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 37 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($18,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($3,680) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,941) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Vernon, GA was $69,800 in 2024, which is 0.21 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $97,000 to $69,800, a 28% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mount Vernon, GA is 65.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Vernon, GA have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Vernon, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$69,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,659
$458
Median Property Taxes
±$100

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, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

65.5%
Homeownership
2024
69.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.5% of the housing units in Mount Vernon, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.5%.

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

View Data
Save Image

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$32,933
Median Household Income
± $8,995
699
Number of Households
± 140

In 2024, the median household income of the 699 households in Mount Vernon, GA declined from $32,933 from the previous year's value of $35,202.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Vernon, GA 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 < $10k range.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Vernon, GA is from Georgia.
0.471
2023 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

View Data
Save Image

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.9%)
  2. Carpooled (12.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.06%)

In 2024, 76.9% of workers in Mount Vernon, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.4%) and those who worked at home (9.06%).

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.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

22.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Vernon, GA have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.65% of the workforce in Mount Vernon, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

View Data
Save Image

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

38.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Vernon, GA (658 out of 1.7k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Vernon, GA is Black, followed by White 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.

View Data
Save Image

Health

92.9% of the population of Mount Vernon, GA has health coverage, with 43.5% on employee plans, 21% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 3.69% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.6% under 18 years, 25% between 18 and 34 years, 30.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

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

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

7.05%
Uninsured
43.5%
Employer Coverage
21%
Medicaid
11.2%
Medicare
13.6%
Non-Group
3.69%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Vernon, GA declined by 4.62% from 7.39% to 7.05%.

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

View Data
Save Image