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Texas · Census place 49860

Mount Vernon town, TX

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Mount Vernon town has 2,523 residents, ranking #649 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $67,097, the median home is worth $176,900 and median gross rent runs $954 a month.

Population
2,523Mount Vernon town residents
Median household income
$67,097Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$176,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$954Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
31.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
57.6%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 17.1% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.1% of residents and 57.6% 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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