Mount Vernon town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,618 ( 22 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.9 square miles
Population density: 42.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,552	95.92%	3.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	7	0.43%	16.7%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	41	2.53%	141.2%
Hispanic:	18	1.11%	50.0%

Total non-White:	66	4.08%	69.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-49	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	27	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,640
1,601	97.62%
1	0.06%
6	0.37%
2	0.12%
17	1.04%
12	0.73%
39	2.38%

2000
1,524
1,506	98.82%
0	0.00%
1	0.07%
4	0.26%
5	0.33%
8	0.52%
18	1.18%

1990
1,362
1,334	97.94%
0	0.00%
24	1.76%
2	0.15%
n/a
2	0.15%
28	2.06%

1980
1,021
1,019	99.80%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.20%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.20%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

95	6.2
21	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

172	12.6
-10	-0.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

315	30.9
26	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Vernon town, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.7
343	21.2%
1,275	78.8%
398	24.6%

670
2.41

445	66.4%
369	82.9%
36	8.1%
225	33.6%

2010
Number	Percent
45.7
330	20.1%
1,310	79.9%
252	15.4%

693
2.37

487	70.3%
391	80.3%
35	7.2%
206	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
391	25.7%
1,133	74.3%
146	9.6%

595
2.55

442	74.3%
380	86.0%
31	7.0%
153	25.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
400	29.4%
962	70.6%
138	10.1%

499
2.73

381	76.4%
331	86.9%
20	5.2%
118	23.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
301	29.5%
720	70.5%
131	12.8%

393
2.60

271	69.0%
249	91.9%
9	3.3%
122	31.0%

2022 Housing Data for Mount Vernon town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	27	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	31	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	80	11.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	57	8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	55	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	45	6.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	122	18.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	51	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	60	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	36	5.4%
$200,000 or more	35	5.2%

Median Household Income	67,656
Per Capita Income	37,220

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	23	3.4%
Public Assistance	10	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	56	8.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	655	74.2%
Unemployed	10	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	665	75.3%
Not in Labor Force	218	24.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	179	159	53.0%
Non-Profit	71	57	55.5%
Self-Employed	89	21	80.9%

Local Government	10	76	11.6%
State Government	7	51	12.1%
Federal Government	23	14	62.2%

Total Private + Self	268	180	59.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	111	198	35.9%
Total	379	378	50.1%

Pct. Govt.	23.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	162	21.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	80	10.5%
Professional, Technical	201	26.3%
Service Occupations	134	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.5%
All others	187	24.5%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	151	19.8%
Educational services	107	14.0%
Retail trade	84	11.0%
Public administration	81	10.6%
Construction	54	7.1%
Other services	53	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	52	6.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	50	6.5%
Manufacturing	33	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	3.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	18	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	2.2%
Information	13	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	1.0%
Transportation and warehousing	6	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.7%
Finance and insurance	3	0.4%
Utilities	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.12%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	16	0.99%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,521	97.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	1.2%
German, other Germanic	12	0.8%
Other Indo-European	5	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	355	21.9%
Irish	259	16.0%
French	230	14.2%
Italian	116	7.2%
German	104	6.4%
Swedish	82	5.1%
French Canadian	73	4.5%
Scottish	66	4.1%
Polish	48	3.0%
Scotch-Irish	48	3.0%
Welsh	27	1.7%
European	24	1.5%
American	23	1.4%
Scandinavian	23	1.4%
Portuguese	20	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,616	99.9%
Not a citizen	2	0.1%

Native	1,606	99.3%
Foreign-born	12	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	0.7%	47	3.9%	339	27.8%	348	28.6%	309	25.4%	166	13.6%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	0.7%
9-12 Years	47	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	339	27.8%
Some College	348	28.6%
Bach. Degree	309	25.4%
Grad Degree	166	13.6%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +85	D +33	D + 3.2%
D +118
2020 vs. 2012	R +162	R +103	R + 11.6%
D +59
2020 vs. 2008	R +160	R +154	R + 16.1%
D +6

2016 vs. 2008	R +75	R +187	R + 19.3%
D -112
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	89%	Joe Biden (D)	576	49.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	560	48.4%	22	1.9%	1,158	4	2	0.14%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	475	46.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	458	44.7%	91	8.9%	1,024	2	0	0.14%
2012	73%	Barack Obama* (D)	517	54.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	398	41.8%	37	3.9%	952	1	-5	0.13%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	570	57.6%	John McCain (R)	400	40.4%	20	2.0%	990	0	-5	0.14%
2004	79%	John Kerry (D)	513	53.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	417	43.8%	22	2.3%	952	-1	-7	0.13%
2000	72%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	422	51.4%	George W. Bush (R)	308	37.5%	91	11.1%	821	-6	-10	0.13%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mount Vernon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

576

49.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

560

48.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,158

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Mount Vernon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

458

44.7%

Donald Trump (R)

475

46.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.2%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

1,024

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Mount Vernon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

517

54.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

398

41.8%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

952

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Mount Vernon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

570

57.6%

John McCain (R)

400

40.4%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

990

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Mount Vernon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

417

43.8%

John Kerry (D)

513

53.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

952

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Mount Vernon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

308

37.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

422

51.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

821

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Vernon town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	80%	Janet Mills* (D)	510	49.3%	Paul LePage (R)	506	48.9%	19 [+]	1.8%	1,035	6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 19 (1.8%);
2020	S2	90%	Susan Collins* (R)	632	54.2%	Sara Gideon (D)	469	40.2%	66 [+]	5.7%	1,167	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 55 (4.7%); Max Linn (I) 11 (0.9%);
2018	S1	70%	Angus King* (I)	491	53.5%	Eric Brakey (R)	347	37.8%	79 [+]	8.6%	917	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 79 (8.6%);
2018	G	71%	Janet Mills (D)	440	47.8%	Shawn Moody (R)	419	45.5%	61 [+]	6.6%	920	2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 61 (6.6%);
2014	S2	67%	Susan Collins* (R)	590	67.3%	Shenna Bellows (D)	285	32.5%	2 [+]	0.2%	877	-1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2014	G	69%	Paul LePage* (R)	460	51.4%	Michael Michaud (D)	372	41.6%	63 [+]	7.0%	895	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 63 (7.0%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,108
Median Value	$211,000

Occupied	670	60.5%
Vacant	438	39.5%

Owned	594	88.7%
Rented	76	11.3%
Median Rent	$868

Single-Family Units	1,009	91.1%
Detached	1,003	90.5%
Attached	6	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6	0.5%
Mobile Homes	89	8.0%

Mount Vernon town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Vernon town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Mount Vernon town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mount Vernon town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mount Vernon town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mount Vernon town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mount Vernon town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Vernon town, ME