With 35,377 people, Mount Vernon is a city in Washington. 9,145 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 2,877 people per square mile. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Washington median by roughly 23%. The typical home is worth $472,300, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,777, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mount Vernon
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share9.8% → 36.8%(+27.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$187,205 → $472,300(+152%)US over the same years: +67%
White share87.4% → 53.6%(−33.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Mount Vernon's population equals 27% of Skagit County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 49% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 39% of the county's.
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)15.2%(269)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(296)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.3%(750)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(52)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,771 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
Mount Vernon, decade by decade
Mount 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
17,647
$64,855
$187,205
17.6%
28.2
2000
26,232
$69,221
$247,927
18.6%
58.4
2010
31,743
$66,154
$336,482
18.4%
66.2
2020
35,219
$76,594
$374,399
24.4%
71.6
2024
35,377
$75,777
$472,300
27.9%
71.8
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.
