Alabama · Census place 52608
Mount Vernon town, AL
Quick answer
Mount Vernon town has 1,339 residents, ranking #285 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $41,250, the median home is worth $114,400 and median gross rent runs $1,106 a month.
- Population
- 1,339Mount Vernon town residents
- Median household income
- $41,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $114,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,106Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mount Vernon town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mount Vernon town median would spend about 32.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.7% of residents and 72.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Rock Creek CDP 1,313
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