COMPARING TWO PLACES
Herrin vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Herrin, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Herrin is 2151% larger than Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon earns more, with a median household income $3,306 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -1%).
HERRINMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population12,268545+2151% vs Mount Vernon
Population density1,268798+470
Population growth-1.2%4.0%−5.2 pts
Median age41.250.3−9.1
Male49.0%54.7%−5.7 pts
Female51.0%45.3%+5.7 pts
Foreign-born3.4%0.0%+3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%84.3%+1.5 pts
Black4.2%0.0%+4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other5.3%15.7%−10.4 pts
Median household income$59,975$63,281−$3,306
Per capita income$36,228$42,535−$6,307
Poverty rate14.5%9.9%+4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.348+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%5.8%+17.0 pts
Graduate degree9.5%0.0%+9.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.9%0.0%+5.9 pts
Labor force participation62.8%63.6%−0.9 pts
Median home value$113,300$143,000−$29,700
Median gross rent$1,002$789+$213
Owner-occupied65.7%86.0%−20.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%11.9%−1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households45.6%24.1%+21.5 pts
Average commute21.955.2−33.3
Worked from home10.9%0.0%+10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured4.6%8.8%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025