Mount Vernon, KY

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,398
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
48.2
0.626% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
32.7%
20.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$38,697
0.15% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$111,400
10.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
802
6.85% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Mount Vernon, KY 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.

99.2% of the residents in Mount Vernon, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Vernon, KY was $111,400, and the homeownership rate was 50.5%.

Most people in Mount Vernon, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Vernon, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mount Vernon, KY is home to a population of 2.4k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.38% of Mount Vernon, KY residents were born outside of the country (33 people).

In 2024, there were 29.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.19k people) in Mount Vernon, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 75 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 67 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Mount Vernon, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Vernon, KY was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Vernon, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.19k ± 368
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    75 ± 54
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    67 ± 79
2.79%
Hispanic Population
67 people

In 2024, there were 29.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.19k people) in Mount Vernon, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 75 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 67 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.79% of the people in Mount Vernon, KY are hispanic (67 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    34,091 ± 4,516 people
  2. Cuba
    20,475 ± 3,505 people
  3. India
    12,629 ± 2,755 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,091 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 20,475 and India with 12,629.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.38%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
33 people
1.37%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
31 people

As of 2024, 1.38% of Mount Vernon, KY residents (33 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, KY was 1.37%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    39 ± 40
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    12 ± 18

Mount Vernon, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Vernon, KY employs 802 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Vernon, KY were Manufacturing (181 people), Retail Trade (128 people), and Public Administration (106 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($83,889), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,750), and Construction ($52,279).

Employment

Occupations

802
2024 Value
± 170
−6.85%
1 Year decline
± 32.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Vernon, KY declined at a rate of −6.85%, from 861 employees to 802 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Vernon, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (139 people), Production Occupations (123 people), and Material Moving Occupations (84 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Vernon, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

802
2024 Value
± 170
−6.85%
1 Year decline
± 32.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Vernon, KY declined at a rate of −6.85%, from 861 employees to 802 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Vernon, KY, are Manufacturing (181 people), Retail Trade (128 people), and Public Administration (106 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Vernon, KY, though some of these residents may live in Mount Vernon, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,272
Median earning men ± $8,465
$30,708
Median earning women ± $3,574

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,917), Construction ($52,279), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,045).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($36,198), Manufacturing ($31,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,469).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.
Y-Axis
2.51%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% 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 14.4%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 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, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.
Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

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 Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Vernon, KY was $111,400 in 2024, which is 0.335 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $100,500 to $111,400, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Vernon, KY is 50.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Vernon, KY have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Vernon, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$111,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$37,534
$504
Median Property Taxes
±$124

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

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

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Rent vs Own

50.5%
Homeownership
2024
55.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 50.5% of the housing units in Mount Vernon, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$38,697
Median Household Income
± $7,691
999
Number of Households
± 177

In 2024, the median household income of the 999 households in Mount Vernon, KY grew to $38,697 from the previous year's value of $38,639.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Vernon, KY 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Vernon, KY is from Kentucky.
0.449
2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2023, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.729% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.8%)
  2. Carpooled (7.55%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.79%)

In 2024, 83.8% of workers in Mount Vernon, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.55%) and those who worked at home (6.79%).

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.

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Commute Time

22.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Vernon, KY have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.48% of the workforce in Mount Vernon, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Vernon, KY (720 out of 2.2k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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Health

93.4% of the population of Mount Vernon, KY has health coverage, with 23.7% on employee plans, 44.1% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.545% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 40.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.58%
Uninsured
23.7%
Employer Coverage
44.1%
Medicaid
12.8%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
0.545%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Vernon, KY declined by 16.7% from 7.91% to 6.58%.

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