As is often the case in a small city, Mount Vernon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Mount Vernon is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.21% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2018 was $19,933, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,732 for a family of four. However, Mount Vernon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Vernon also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.53% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Mount Vernon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Vernon residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
