Mount Vernon city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,529 ( 23 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.5 square miles
Population density: 1295.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,117	90.90%	2.6%
Black:	101	2.23%	146.3%
Indian:	10	0.22%	25.0%
Asian:	71	1.57%	5.3%
2+ races:	45	0.99%	27.4%
Hispanic:	146	3.22%	67.8%

Total non-White:	412	9.10%	48.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-111	-3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	134	3.6

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
4,506
4,228	93.83%
41	0.91%
8	0.18%
75	1.66%
62	1.38%
87	1.93%
278	6.17%

2000
3,394
3,277	96.55%
0	0.00%
18	0.53%
30	0.88%
44	1.30%
25	0.74%
117	3.45%

1990
3,657
3,579	97.87%
12	0.33%
7	0.19%
55	1.50%
n/a
4	0.11%
78	2.13%

1980
3,325
3,238	97.38%
61	1.83%
0	0.00%
21	0.63%
n/a
5	0.15%
87	2.62%

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

951	28.0
161	4.7

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

-302	-8.3
39	1.1

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

341	10.3
-9	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Vernon city, IA

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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
21.3
1,280	28.3%
3,249	71.7%
393	8.7%

1,158
3.01

886	76.5%
721	81.4%
95	10.7%
272	23.5%

2010
Number	Percent
24.4
1,030	22.9%
3,476	77.1%
429	9.5%

1,353
2.54

894	66.1%
734	82.1%
92	10.3%
459	33.9%

2000
Number	Percent
30.4
851	25.1%
2,543	74.9%
325	9.6%

1,129
2.57

777	68.8%
669	86.1%
57	7.3%
352	31.2%

1990
Number	Percent
24.0
792	21.7%
2,865	78.3%
336	9.2%

989
2.67

710	71.8%
639	90.0%
40	5.6%
279	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
24.0
783	23.5%
2,542	76.5%
333	10.0%

940
2.66

690	73.4%
601	87.1%
39	5.7%
250	26.6%

2022 Housing Data for Mount Vernon city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	35	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	59	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	58	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	1.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	49	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	40	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	69	6.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	39	3.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	179	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	165	14.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	159	13.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	119	10.3%
$200,000 or more	113	9.8%

Median Household Income	98,991
Per Capita Income	31,147

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	2.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	41	3.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,909	63.9%
Unemployed	101	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,010	67.3%
Not in Labor Force	976	32.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	461	705	39.5%
Non-Profit	61	182	25.1%
Self-Employed	148	15	90.8%

Local Government	121	61	66.5%
State Government	153	114	57.3%
Federal Government	20	16	55.6%

Total Private + Self	609	720	45.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	355	373	48.8%
Total	964	1,093	46.9%

Pct. Govt.	23.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	221	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	503	24.4%
Professional, Technical	550	26.6%
Service Occupations	516	25.0%
All others	275	13.3%

White Collar		61.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	532	25.8%
Manufacturing	270	13.1%
Health care and social assistance	237	11.5%
Accommodation and food services	232	11.2%
Retail trade	216	10.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	97	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	93	4.5%
Public administration	75	3.6%
Construction	62	3.0%
Finance and insurance	56	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	55	2.7%
Utilities	44	2.1%
Information	42	2.0%
Other services	14	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	0.6%
Wholesale trade	12	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	134	2.96%
Puerto Rican	4	0.09%
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	5	0.11%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	5	0.11%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	47	1.04%
Korean	24	0.53%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,258	97.3%
German, other Germanic	60	1.4%
Spanish	26	0.6%
Chinese	19	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	15	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	973	21.5%
Irish	409	9.0%
English	353	7.8%
European	343	7.6%
American	258	5.7%
Czech	165	3.6%
Belgian	161	3.6%
Dutch	148	3.3%
Polish	108	2.4%
Norwegian	81	1.8%
French	66	1.5%
Scottish	66	1.5%
Swedish	60	1.3%
Austrian	47	1.0%
Italian	45	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,502	99.4%
Not a citizen	27	0.6%

Native	4,454	98.3%
Foreign-born	75	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.1%	121	5.8%	321	15.3%	632	30.1%	636	30.3%	387	18.4%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.1%
9-12 Years	121	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	321	15.3%
Some College	632	30.1%
Bach. Degree	636	30.3%
Grad Degree	387	18.4%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +53	D +49	R + 0.5%
D +102
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Joe Biden (D)	1,646	67.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	733	30.0%	64	2.6%	2,443	-23	-17	0.14%
2016	70%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,544	63.3%	Donald Trump (R)	680	27.9%	214	8.8%	2,438	-23	-18	0.16%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mount Vernon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,646

67.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

733

30.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,443

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -23	Diff (US): -17

2016 President, Mount Vernon city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,544

63.3%

Donald Trump (R)

680

27.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

115

4.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.1%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

2,438

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -23	Diff (US): -18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Vernon city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	70%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,628	67.1%	Joni Ernst* (R)	731	30.1%	66 [+]	2.7%	2,425	-22	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 57 (2.4%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 9 (0.4%);
2018	G	60%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,426	68.1%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	595	28.4%	72 [+]	3.4%	2,093	-22	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 46 (2.2%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 26 (1.2%);
2016	S3	69%	Patty Judge (D)	1,332	55.6%	Charles Grassley* (R)	971	40.5%	93 [+]	3.9%	2,396	-20	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 72 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 21 (0.9%);
2014	S2	52%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,147	63.7%	Joni Ernst (R)	599	33.2%	56 [+]	3.1%	1,802	-19	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 35 (1.9%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 12 (0.7%); Ruth Smith (I) 6 (0.3%); Bob Quast (I) 2 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	52%	Jack Hatch (D)	1,028	57.3%	Terry Branstad* (R)	715	39.9%	51 [+]	2.8%	1,794	-19	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 29 (1.6%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 13 (0.7%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 8 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);

*: 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	1,257
Median Value	$234,400

Occupied	1,158	92.1%
Vacant	99	7.9%

Owned	926	80.0%
Rented	232	20.0%
Median Rent	$714

Single-Family Units	932	74.1%
Detached	902	71.8%
Attached	30	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	118	9.4%
Mobile Homes	49	3.9%

Mount Vernon city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Vernon city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Mount Vernon city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mount Vernon city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mount Vernon city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mount Vernon city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mount Vernon city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Vernon city, IA