COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Vernon vs Herrin
PLACE A
Mount Vernon, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Herrin, Illinois
Mount Vernon is 96% smaller than Herrin. Mount Vernon earns more, with a median household income $3,306 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -1%).
MOUNT VERNONHERRINDIFFERENCE
Total population54512,268−96% vs Herrin
Population density7981,268−470
Population growth4.0%-1.2%+5.2 pts
Median age50.341.2+9.1
Male54.7%49.0%+5.7 pts
Female45.3%51.0%−5.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%85.8%−1.5 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other15.7%5.3%+10.4 pts
Median household income$63,281$59,975+$3,306
Per capita income$42,535$36,228+$6,307
Poverty rate9.9%14.5%−4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3480.440−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%22.8%−17.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation63.6%62.8%+0.9 pts
Median home value$143,000$113,300+$29,700
Median gross rent$789$1,002−$213
Owner-occupied86.0%65.7%+20.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%10.1%+1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households24.1%45.6%−21.5 pts
Average commute55.221.9+33.3
Worked from home0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured8.8%4.6%+4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025