COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluford vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Bluford, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Bluford is 11% larger than Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon earns more, with a median household income $11,698 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -8%).
BLUFORDMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population607545+11% vs Mount Vernon
Population density383798−415
Population growth-8.4%4.0%−12.4 pts
Median age34.750.3−15.6
Male54.0%54.7%−0.6 pts
Female46.0%45.3%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic96.9%84.3%+12.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.0%15.7%−14.6 pts
Median household income$51,583$63,281−$11,698
Per capita income$28,462$42,535−$14,073
Poverty rate13.9%9.9%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4170.348+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%5.8%+3.7 pts
Graduate degree4.0%0.0%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
Labor force participation67.3%63.6%+3.7 pts
Median home value$94,500$143,000−$48,500
Median gross rent$786$789−$3
Owner-occupied76.8%86.0%−9.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%11.9%−4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households27.1%24.1%+2.9 pts
Average commute32.355.2−22.9
Worked from home2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.3%8.8%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025