COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Vernon vs Heath
PLACE A
Mount Vernon, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Heath, Alabama
Mount Vernon is 119% larger than Heath. Heath earns more, with a median household income $2,574 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
MOUNT VERNONHEATHDIFFERENCE
Total population545249+119% vs Heath
Population density798280+518
Population growth4.0%-7.1%+11.1 pts
Median age50.360.3−10.0
Male54.7%60.7%−6.0 pts
Female45.3%39.3%+6.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%83.1%+1.2 pts
Black0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other15.7%1.1%+14.5 pts
Median household income$63,281$65,855−$2,574
Per capita income$42,535$46,660−$4,125
Poverty rate9.9%16.9%−7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3480.370−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%11.6%−5.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation63.6%49.0%+14.6 pts
Median home value$143,000$89,200+$53,800
Median gross rent$789$377+$412
Owner-occupied86.0%51.7%+34.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%9.5%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households24.1%3.6%+20.5 pts
Average commute55.223.0+32.2
Worked from home0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.8%12.0%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025