CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Vernon

Florida · 823 residents · 4.76 sq mi

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Vernon is a city of 823 people in Florida. The poverty rate is 36.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Florida median by roughly 40%. Median home value sits at $32,500. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Households take in $16,500 at the median, 45% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

823

+11%vs 2000

vs 743 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024815

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.4%(94)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(73)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(47)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.1%(91)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(102)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(78)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(65)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(90)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(60)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,500

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,176 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,331

−38%vs 2000

vs $11,869 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

36.6%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,500

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$259

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $412 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.6%(569)

Black15.7%(117)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(11)

Asian0.7%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.6%(655)

Black19.1%(157)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0.9%(7)

Other0.5%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American7.4%(60)

Ecuadorian6.9%(56)

Mexican1.1%(9)

Colombian0.5%(4)

Central American0.2%(2)

Honduran0.2%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(4)

Ancestry

German7.1%(58)

English6.9%(56)

Irish5.6%(46)

French3.4%(28)

American3.1%(25)

Welsh2.9%(24)

British1.8%(15)

Italian1.7%(14)

Scottish1.5%(12)

Czech1.2%(10)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(9)

Polish0.6%(5)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.5%(4)

French Canadian0.5%(4)

Portuguese0.4%(3)

Dutch0.2%(2)

Swedish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest South American population · Largest German population · Largest Ecuadorian population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.2%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 23.9 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 married34.4%(105)

Married47.2%(144)

Widowed8.9%(27)

Divorced9.5%(29)

Women 15+

Never married20%(61)

Married43.6%(133)

Widowed16.1%(49)

Divorced20.3%(62)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.4%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.2%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.2%

+13.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

38.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.6%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% 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)8.5%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.6%(21)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era61%(36)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 59 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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