With 697 people, Vernon is a city in Michigan. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $133,400. 2% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,625, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 15%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vernon
What changed most since 1990
White share98.2% → 94.4%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population913 → 697(−24%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age32.7 → 45.7(+13.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)6.5%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.5%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.5%(27)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 62 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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Over time
Vernon, decade by decade
Vernon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
913
$91,253
$106,323
9.1%
4.3
2000
847
$87,212
$157,391
10.6%
6.4
2010
783
$52,702
$149,324
10.6%
10.2
2020
738
$71,857
$116,356
13.6%
13.1
2024
697
$69,625
$133,400
14.3%
13.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
