Georgia · Census place 53508
Mount Vernon city, GA
Quick answer
Mount Vernon city has 2,080 residents, ranking #290 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $35,202, the median home is worth $97,000 and median gross rent runs $702 a month.
- Population
- 2,080Mount Vernon city residents
- Median household income
- $35,202Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $97,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $702Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mount Vernon city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mount Vernon city median would spend about 23.9% 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 30.9% of residents and 61.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Davisboro city 2,120
- Georgetown-Quitman County unified government 2,092
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- Wrens city 2,048
- Wadley city 1,991
- Twin City city 1,983
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