Ohio · Census place 53102
Mount Vernon, OH population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Mount Vernon, Ohio (Mount Vernon, OH — Census place “Mount Vernon city”) is 16,802 residents, ranking #115 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $54,335, the median home is worth $161,400 and median gross rent runs $909 a month. Looking for the Mount Vernon Ohio ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Mount Vernon, OH: 43050.
- Population
- 16,802Mount Vernon city residents
- Median household income
- $54,335Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $909Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.4%Owner-occupied households
Mount Vernon ZIP codes (Ohio)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mount Vernon.
The Mount Vernon OH ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
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 20.1% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.4% of residents and 54.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Mount Vernon city, OH in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Mount Vernon city is a mid-size town in Ohio, with 16,802 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #115 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 40.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Mount Vernon city earn a median of $54,335 a year, 30.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% below the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 18.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Mount Vernon city is valued at $161,400, 46.8% below the national figure and 4% below the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $909 a month, 35.3% below the national figure, or roughly $10,908 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 54.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Mount Vernon city?
- Mount Vernon city has 16,802 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #115 of 1,265 in Ohio.
- What is the median household income in Mount Vernon city?
- Median household income in Mount Vernon city is $54,335 a year, 30.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mount Vernon city?
- Median gross rent is $909 a month and the median home value is $161,400, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.
- Is Mount Vernon city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mount Vernon city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Mount Vernon city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.