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Iowa · Census place 54840

Mount Vernon city, IA

Quick answer

Mount Vernon city has 4,551 residents, ranking #93 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $106,356, the median home is worth $256,900 and median gross rent runs $802 a month.

Population
4,551Mount Vernon city residents
Median household income
$106,356Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$256,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$802Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
23.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
87.6%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 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.2% of residents and 87.6% 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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