Mount Vernon.
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Illinois·Jefferson County
7 tracts·17K people·$100K median·1,140/mi²
White 76 · Black 11 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 5 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Living alone 38 · Married couple 34 · Other 28
Manufacturing 34 · Health 21 · Retail 20 · Professional 11 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Service 26 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 5 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Mount Vernon is $99,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Mount Vernon has 14,090 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.9; the population is 75.7% White, 11.0% Black, 6.8% Multiracial, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Other and 1.0% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 18.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.3% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summersville Grade School (49%), Bethel Grade School (34%) and J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr (15%) lead the elementary schools; Zadok Casey Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (17%); Mount Vernon High School is the high school with reported scores (16%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $910/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Mount Vernon is $55,357 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Mount Vernon, median rent is $910/month and the median home value is $99,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Mount Vernon reported 11.7 violent crimes and 44.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mount Vernon are strong wind (99), winter weather (98) and earthquake (97), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.53g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Mount Vernon, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).