Mount Vernon, GA

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2023 Population

2,080

7.6% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

30.5

5.9% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

30.9%

2.56% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$35,202

4.18% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$97,000

7.78% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

660

0.752% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Mount Vernon, GA had a population of 2.08k people with a median age of 30.5 and a median household income of $35,202. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Mount Vernon, GA declined from 2,251 to 2,080, a −7.6% decrease and its median household income grew from $33,788 to $35,202, a 4.18% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Vernon, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (48%), White (Non-Hispanic) (41.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.97%), Other (Hispanic) (2.26%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.35%).

None of the households in Mount Vernon, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Mount Vernon, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mount Vernon, GA are Brewton-Parker College (71 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Mount Vernon, GA was $97,000, and the homeownership rate was 61.5%.

Most people in Mount Vernon, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Vernon, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mount Vernon, GA is home to a population of 2.08k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.36% of Mount Vernon, GA residents were born outside of the country (49 people).

In 2023, there were 1.16 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (999 people) in Mount Vernon, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 861 White (Non-Hispanic) and 145 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.4% of Mount Vernon, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Vernon, GA was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mount Vernon, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Vernon, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
999 ± 212
White (Non-Hispanic)
861 ± 266
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
145 ± 105

2.26%

Hispanic Population

47 people

2.26% of the people in Mount Vernon, GA are hispanic (47 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Mount Vernon, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

2.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

49 people

2022 Foreign-Born Population

45 people

As of 2023, 2.36% of Mount Vernon, GA residents (49 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Vernon, GA was 2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mount Vernon, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
17 ± 24
Vietnam
12 ± 23
Gulf War (1990s)
2 ± 14

Mount Vernon, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Mount Vernon, GA employs 660 people. The largest industries in Mount Vernon, GA are Educational Services (142 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (101 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (91 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($74,050), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,682), and Wholesale Trade ($49,583).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

660

2023 Value

± 173

−0.752%

1 Year decline

± 37.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mount Vernon, GA declined at a rate of −0.752%, from 665 employees to 660 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Vernon, GA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (99 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (69 people), and Transportation Occupations (66 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Vernon, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

660

2023 Value

± 173

−0.752%

1 Year decline

± 37.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mount Vernon, GA declined at a rate of −0.752%, from 665 employees to 660 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Vernon, GA, are Educational Services (142 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (101 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (91 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Vernon, GA, though some of these residents may live in Mount Vernon, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,722

Median earning men ± $17,655

$40,625

Median earning women ± $9,135

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($65,000), Retail Trade ($41,450), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,671).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($61,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,250), and Retail Trade ($10,729).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Mount Vernon, GA awarded 71 degrees. The student population of Mount Vernon, GA in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 527 male students and 384 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mount Vernon, GA are White (43 and 65.2%), followed by Black or African American (17 and 25.8%), Hispanic or Latino (3 and 4.55%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (1 and 1.52%).

The largest universities in Mount Vernon, GA by number of degrees awarded are Brewton-Parker College (71 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mount Vernon, GA are General Studies (11 and 15.5%), General Business Administration & Management (11 and 15.5%), and General Psychology (8 and 11.3%).

The median tuition cost in Mount Vernon, GA for private four year colleges is $17,850.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Mount Vernon, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 94.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 30.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 911 (57.8% men and 42.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 911 students enrolled in Mount Vernon, GA, 57.8% men and 42.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 462 records, of which 45.9% were women and 54.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
10 degrees awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
7 degrees awarded
General Psychology
7 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Mount Vernon, GA was General Business Administration & Management with 10 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Mount Vernon, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Brewton-Parker College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

71 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Brewton-Parker College with 71 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 34 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mount Vernon, GA, which is 0.919 times less than the 37 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 43 degrees mean that there were 2.53 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 17 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($17,850) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($3,846) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,845) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Vernon, GA was $97,000 in 2023, which is 0.32 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $90,000 to $97,000, a 7.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Vernon, GA is 61.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Mount Vernon, GA have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Vernon, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$97,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$40,262

$415

Median Property Taxes

±$111

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Vernon, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mount Vernon, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.5%

Homeownership

2023

69.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 61.5% of the housing units in Mount Vernon, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Vernon, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Mount Vernon, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$35,202

Median Household Income

± $9,260

675

Number of Households

± 141

In 2023, the median household income of the 675 households in Mount Vernon, GA grew to $35,202 from the previous year's value of $33,788.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Vernon, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Vernon, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (72.4%)
Carpooled (12.7%)
Worked At Home (12.3%)

In 2023, 72.4% of workers in Mount Vernon, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.7%) and those who worked at home (12.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Vernon, GA have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.28% of the workforce in Mount Vernon, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mount Vernon, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Vernon, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Vernon, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Vernon, GA (569 out of 1.84k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Vernon, GA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.6% of the population of Mount Vernon, GA has health coverage, with 41% on employee plans, 25.8% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 3.55% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.9% under 18 years, 25.3% between 18 and 34 years, 28% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.39%

Uninsured

41%

Employer Coverage

25.8%

Medicaid

10.8%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

3.55%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Vernon, GA declined by 21.2% from 9.38% to 7.39%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mount Vernon, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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