CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Vernon

Alabama · 911 residents · 5.48 sq mi

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With 911 people, Mount Vernon is a city in Alabama. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $34,600. Renters pay $213 a month at the median. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

911

+8%vs 2000

vs 844 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.48 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(55)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(71)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(79)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(60)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(113)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(104)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.6%(133)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(83)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(79)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(50)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(22)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,219

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,861 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,749

−14%vs 2000

vs $12,551 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,600

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$213

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $300 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

17.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.4%(383)

Black53%(447)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.7%(571)

Black34.4%(313)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(12)

Asian0.9%(8)

Other2.1%(19)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(23)

Cuban0.4%(5)

Ancestry

American8.6%(115)

Irish5.6%(75)

German4.5%(60)

English3.7%(50)

French2%(27)

Subsaharan African0.7%(9)

Ghanaian0.4%(6)

Scottish0.4%(5)

Dutch0.3%(4)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 24.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.8%(267)

Married41.7%(233)

Widowed6.3%(35)

Divorced4.3%(24)

Women 15+

Never married37.2%(212)

Married40.9%(233)

Widowed11.9%(68)

Divorced10%(57)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.5%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.5%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.4%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.3%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)27.8%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.3%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era62%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 79 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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