COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Vernon vs Tea
PLACE A
Mount Vernon, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Tea, South Dakota
Mount Vernon is 93% smaller than Tea. Tea earns more, with a median household income $56,858 higher. Tea has grown faster since 2000 (47% vs 4%).
MOUNT VERNONTEADIFFERENCE
Total population5458,019−93% vs Tea
Population density7982,118−1,320
Population growth4.0%47.1%−43.1 pts
Median age50.330.6+19.7
Male54.7%52.8%+1.9 pts
Female45.3%47.2%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%89.4%−5.0 pts
Black0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other15.7%3.2%+12.5 pts
Median household income$63,281$120,139−$56,858
Per capita income$42,535$41,840+$695
Poverty rate9.9%4.7%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3480.315+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%47.1%−41.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%13.8%−13.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation63.6%87.5%−23.8 pts
Median home value$143,000$351,100−$208,100
Median gross rent$789$1,220−$431
Owner-occupied86.0%79.7%+6.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%7.1%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households24.1%44.5%−20.4 pts
Average commute55.220.2+35.0
Worked from home0.0%19.7%−19.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.8%3.0%+5.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025