Mount Vernon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 7,581 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Mount Vernon is the 91st largest community in Indiana.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mount Vernon is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Vernon is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Vernon who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.00%), sales jobs (6.99%), and management occupations (6.84%).

One of the benefits of Mount Vernon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.17 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Mount Vernon is a very car-oriented city. 96.91% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Mount Vernon is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Mount Vernon has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small city, Mount Vernon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Mount Vernon Information and Demographics

The citizens of Mount Vernon are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 13.68% of adults in Mount Vernon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2000 was $19,264, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,056 for a family of four.

The people who call Mount Vernon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mount Vernon is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English.