Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Mount Vernon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.66 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of adults in Mount Vernon who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.67% of the adults in Mount Vernon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2022 was $35,228, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,912 for a family of four. However, Mount Vernon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
