COMPARING TWO PLACES
Energy vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Energy, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Energy is 76% larger than Mount Vernon. Energy earns more, with a median household income $2,076 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -15%).
ENERGYMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population960545+76% vs Mount Vernon
Population density803798+5
Population growth-15.0%4.0%−19.0 pts
Median age48.550.3−1.8
Male42.8%54.7%−11.9 pts
Female57.2%45.3%+11.9 pts
Foreign-born0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.5%84.3%−3.9 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other16.9%15.7%+1.2 pts
Median household income$65,357$63,281+$2,076
Per capita income$35,774$42,535−$6,761
Poverty rate15.2%9.9%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.348+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%5.8%+14.5 pts
Graduate degree9.5%0.0%+9.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%0.0%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation53.7%63.6%−9.9 pts
Median home value$151,800$143,000+$8,800
Median gross rent$638$789−$151
Owner-occupied81.6%86.0%−4.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%11.9%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households48.2%24.1%+24.1 pts
Average commute20.855.2−34.4
Worked from home7.0%0.0%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured3.6%8.8%−5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025