Kentucky · Census place 54174
Mount Vernon city, KY
Quick answer
Mount Vernon city has 2,259 residents, ranking #155 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $38,639, the median home is worth $100,500 and median gross rent runs $660 a month.
- Population
- 2,259Mount Vernon city residents
- Median household income
- $38,639Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $100,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $660Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.1%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 20.5% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.2% of residents and 50.1% 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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