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Mount Vernon, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $243,091 (it was $114,200 in 2000)
Mount Vernon:

$243,091
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $183,131 - $358,487

Total population: 4,522 (Urban population: 3,135 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 259 (35 farm, 224 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,275 (1,174 occupied: 932 owner occupied, 233 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

20%
State:

28%

Housing density: 366 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $179,410.

Median contract rent in 2022: $613 (lower quartile is $492, upper quartile is $746)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $770


Median gross rent in Mount Vernon, IA in 2022: $671

Housing units in Mount Vernon with a mortgage: 634 (105 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 103 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $120,872

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $70,752

Median monthly housing costs: $1,419

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Mount Vernon, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1988

Median year apartment built: 1942

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,523
  • Male householders: 534 (113 living alone), Female householders: 622 (141 living alone)
  • 747 spouses (733 opposite-sex spouses), 43 unmarried partners, (43 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,401 children (1,306 natural, 72 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 59 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,036

Size of family households: 359 2-persons, 129 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 277 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 266 1-person, 16 2-persons.

971 married couples with children.
230 single-parent households (78 men, 152 women).

96.5% of residents of Mount Vernon speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 72 (1.6%)
(65.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.6
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.5
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 491 bedroom
  • 752 bedrooms
  • 3943 bedrooms
  • 2104 bedrooms
  • 2055+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1141 bedroom
  • 482 bedrooms
  • 583 bedrooms
  • 134 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 40no vehicle
  • 1061 vehicle
  • 5052 vehicles
  • 2583 vehicles
  • 114 vehicles
  • 135+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in renter-occupied apartments
  • 27no vehicle
  • 1321 vehicle
  • 752 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 423 rooms
  • 624 rooms
  • 685 rooms
  • 1056 rooms
  • 1787 rooms
  • 2198 rooms
  • 2589+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 142 rooms
  • 1003 rooms
  • 164 rooms
  • 465 rooms
  • 446 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 139+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Mount Vernon, IA
  • Mount Vernon, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Mount Vernon, IA in 2022
  • 18Less than $10,000
  • 87$10,000 to $19,999
  • 76$20,000 to $29,999
  • 94$30,000 to $39,999
  • 32$40,000 to $49,999
  • 78$50,000 to $59,999
  • 40$60,000 to $74,999
  • 176$75,000 to $99,999
  • 152$100,000 to $124,999
  • 160$125,000 to $149,999
  • 126$150,000 to $199,999
  • 105$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Mount Vernon, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Mount Vernon, IA in 2022
  • 27$10,000 to $14,999
  • 12$15,000 to $19,999
  • 25$25,000 to $29,999
  • 11$90,000 to $99,999
  • 16$100,000 to $124,999
  • 30$125,000 to $149,999
  • 52$150,000 to $174,999
  • 138$175,000 to $199,999
  • 190$200,000 to $249,999
  • 119$250,000 to $299,999
  • 145$300,000 to $399,999
  • 210$400,000 to $499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Mount Vernon, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Mount Vernon, IA in 2022
  • 14$100 to $149
  • 17$350 to $399
  • 28$450 to $499
  • 11$500 to $549
  • 25$600 to $649
  • 18$700 to $749
  • 85$750 to $799
  • 9$800 to $899
  • 11$900 to $999
  • 34No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.3%
Number of people working at home: 438 (21.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 255
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 228
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 51
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 70
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 320
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 282
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 306
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 67
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 10
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 6
  • 90 or more minutes: 14
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Mount Vernon

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,036 (54.3%)
  • Carpooled: 131 (6.9%)
  • Bicycle: 8 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 325 (17.0%)
  • Worked at home: 491 (25.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 40.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Mount Vernon, Iowa
  • 672010 or later
  • 192000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 291980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 19Before 1970
Ancestries in Mount Vernon, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 356 (22.6%)
  • European: 214 (13.6%)
  • American: 148 (9.4%)
  • English: 146 (9.3%)
  • Belgian: 133 (8.5%)
  • Irish: 112 (7.1%)
  • Czech: 78 (5.0%)
  • Polish: 38 (2.4%)
  • Italian: 19 (1.2%)
  • Syrian: 18 (1.1%)
  • Dutch: 18 (1.1%)
  • Scottish: 16 (1.0%)
  • Haitian: 16 (1.0%)
  • French: 15 (1.0%)
  • French Canadian: 4 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 4 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 3 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 3 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 3 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 3 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Mount Vernon:

42.1% (32)
Iowa:

4.6% (8,194)

Korea
Mount Vernon:

31.6% (24)
Iowa:

2.9% (5,155)

Haiti
Mount Vernon:

19.7% (15)
Iowa:

0.4% (788)

Germany
Mount Vernon:

3.9% (3)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,525)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,999
  • Other state: 1,402
  • Northeast: 78
  • Midwest: 605
  • South: 206
  • West: 510

87.0% of Mount Vernon residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49.7% lived in Iowa.


Mount Vernon:

87.0%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 60
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 7
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 171
  • Less than 1 year of college: 11
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 163
  • Associate degree: 108
  • Bachelor's degree: 304
  • Master's degree: 81
  • Professional school degree: 43
  • Doctorate degree: 18
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 3
  • 10th grade: 20
  • 11th grade: 34
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 18
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 161
  • Less than 1 year of college: 81
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 134
  • Associate degree: 88
  • Bachelor's degree: 381
  • Master's degree: 182
  • Professional school degree: 17
  • Doctorate degree: 72
Educational Attainment for Females
Mount Vernon marital status for males
Mount Vernon marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 915
  • One, attached: 30
  • Two: 41
  • 3 or 4: 118
  • 5 to 9: 119
  • Mobile homes: 49

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,018

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Mount Vernon
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mount Vernon, IA
  • 85.3%Utility gas
  • 13.2%Electricity
  • 1.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mount Vernon, IA
  • 63.4%Utility gas
  • 36.6%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:

0.9%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,028
Here:

88.5%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability