COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sesser vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Sesser, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Sesser is 246% larger than Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon earns more, with a median household income $10,677 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
SESSERMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,888545+246% vs Mount Vernon
Population density1,833798+1,035
Population growth-2.2%4.0%−6.2 pts
Median age38.350.3−12.0
Male49.0%54.7%−5.6 pts
Female51.0%45.3%+5.6 pts
Foreign-born1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%84.3%+9.1 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Asian2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
Other1.7%15.7%−14.0 pts
Median household income$52,604$63,281−$10,677
Per capita income$26,776$42,535−$15,759
Poverty rate19.6%9.9%+9.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.348+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%5.8%+12.2 pts
Graduate degree4.8%0.0%+4.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%0.0%+5.8 pts
Labor force participation56.3%63.6%−7.3 pts
Median home value$82,300$143,000−$60,700
Median gross rent$726$789−$63
Owner-occupied71.7%86.0%−14.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%11.9%+1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households46.8%24.1%+22.7 pts
Average commute35.255.2−20.0
Worked from home5.4%0.0%+5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.1%8.8%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025