MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Vernon Micro

Mount Vernon, IL · 1 counties · 37,020 residents · 571 sq mi

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Mount Vernon is home to 37,020 people. The typical home is worth $41,700. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Median rent is $300 a month. Households take in $22,397 at the median, 26% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,020

−8%vs 2000

vs 40,045 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

65 / sq mi

−8%vs 2000

vs 70 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

571 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(2,724)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(2,865)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(2,759)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(2,510)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(2,139)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(5,591)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(5,524)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(3,478)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(3,302)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(3,372)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(2,195)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(561)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,397

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,555 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,279

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,644 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,700

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.2%(35,709)

Black7.7%(3,093)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(531)

Asian0.5%(188)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(34,741)

Black5.2%(1,923)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(306)

Asian0.3%(122)

Other0.6%(234)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(630)

Puerto Rican0.8%(306)

Spaniard0.1%(43)

Central American0.1%(21)

Panamanian0%(18)

Salvadoran0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(133)

Chinese0.2%(86)

Korean0.2%(71)

Hmong0.1%(21)

Vietnamese0%(15)

Asian Indian0%(15)

Japanese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(23)

Ancestry

German19.2%(7,001)

English14.9%(5,458)

Irish10.6%(3,883)

American7.1%(2,585)

Polish2.8%(1,035)

Italian1.9%(703)

Scottish1.9%(683)

French1.5%(554)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(549)

Dutch0.7%(261)

Welsh0.5%(187)

Swedish0.5%(166)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(149)

Norwegian0.3%(124)

Swiss0.3%(117)

Czech0.3%(95)

Lithuanian0.2%(89)

Danish0.2%(76)

Russian0.2%(62)

French Canadian0.2%(60)

Subsaharan African0.1%(51)

Bulgarian0.1%(40)

Croatian0.1%(38)

West Indian0.1%(34)

Austrian0.1%(33)

Armenian0.1%(32)

Belgian0.1%(29)

Canadian0.1%(27)

Slovene0.1%(27)

Hungarian0.1%(21)

Slovak0.1%(19)

Haitian0%(18)

Arab0%(17)

Serbian0%(16)

Finnish0%(13)

Lebanese0%(10)

Greek0%(9)

Egyptian0%(5)

Ethiopian0%(5)

Portuguese0%(3)

Turkish0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.9%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.3%(5,133)

Married51.6%(7,960)

Widowed3.2%(492)

Divorced11.9%(1,829)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(3,377)

Married51.7%(7,455)

Widowed11.5%(1,653)

Divorced13.5%(1,947)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.6%(497)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(469)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.1%(771)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(72)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,196 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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