COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orient vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Orient, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Orient is 90% smaller than Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon earns more, with a median household income $22,725 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -19%).
ORIENTMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population54545−90% vs Mount Vernon
Population density184798−614
Population growth-19.0%4.0%−23.0 pts
Median age34.550.3−15.8
Male46.2%54.7%−8.5 pts
Female53.8%45.3%+8.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic100.0%84.3%+15.7 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%15.7%−15.7 pts
Median household income$40,556$63,281−$22,725
Per capita income$20,398$42,535−$22,137
Poverty rate20.9%9.9%+11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2860.348−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%5.8%−2.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%0.0%Even
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation75.0%63.6%+11.4 pts
Median home value$49,300$143,000−$93,700
Median gross rent$358$789−$431
Owner-occupied68.8%86.0%−17.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%11.9%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%24.1%−4.1 pts
Average commute14.655.2−40.6
Worked from home7.8%0.0%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.2%8.8%+4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025