Mount Vernon, IL Population

Overview

14,614

Total Population

39.0

Median age

52.05%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

66.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

564

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mount Vernon's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Vernon is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Vernon's population under 18 was 23.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Vernon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Vernon, 19.59% were under the age of 15, 18.65% aged 15 to 29, 41.32% aged 30 to 64, 17.49% aged 65 to 84, and 2.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 598 more females than males in Mount Vernon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.05% females and 47.95% males in Mount Vernon, IL.
The Mount Vernon, IL gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 614.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 580.

Mount Vernon's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Vernon population: 76.78% are White, 16.44% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.58% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.57% are some other race and 4.34% are multiracial.
Mount Vernon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 564 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,05 (96.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Vernon is White with a population of 11,22 (76.78% of the total population).

Mount Vernon's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 16,358 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Vernon's population decreased by 1,176 (7.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Vernon's population decreased by 616 (4.06%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mount Vernon's population was lowest in year 2022 at 14,284.