Overview
4,470
Total Population
43.6
Median age
53.13%
Female population %
88.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
45-49 years
Largest age group
70.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
222
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Mount Vernon's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Mount Vernon is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Mount Vernon's population under 18 was 19.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Mount Vernon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Mount Vernon, 16.76% were under the age of 15, 13.53% aged 15 to 29, 45.23% aged 30 to 64, 18.55% aged 65 to 84, and 5.93% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 280 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 53.13% females and 46.87% males in Mount Vernon, MO.
- The Mount Vernon, MO gender ratio is 88.2:100 i.e. 88.2 men to 100 women (0.882).
- For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 283.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 249.
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Race / Ethnicity
Mount Vernon's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Mount Vernon population: 93.04% are White, 0.76% are Black or African American, 0.09% are some other race and 6.11% are multiracial.
- Mount Vernon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 222 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,248 (95.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Mount Vernon is White with a population of 4,159 (93.04% of the total population).
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Year by year
Mount Vernon's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 4,684 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Mount Vernon's population increased by 450 (10.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Mount Vernon's population decreased by 60 (1.31%), 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 2000 at 4,114.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)