Mount Vernon, SD Population

Overview

524

Total Population

31.4

Median age

41.41%

Female population %

141.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

38.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Vernon is 31.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Vernon's population under 18 was 25.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Vernon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Vernon, 21.37% were under the age of 15, 27.86% aged 15 to 29, 44.47% aged 30 to 64, 5.92% aged 65 to 84, and 0.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 90 less females than males in Mount Vernon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.41% females and 58.59% males in Mount Vernon, SD.
The Mount Vernon, SD gender ratio is 141.5:100 i.e. 141.5 men to 100 women (1.415).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 85.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 29.

Mount Vernon's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Vernon population: 96.56% are White and 3.44% are multiracial.
Mount Vernon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 498 (95.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Vernon is White with a population of 506 (96.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 476 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Vernon's population decreased by 15 (3.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Vernon's population decreased by 1 (0.22%), 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 2019 at 438.