Mount Vernon is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 16,679 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Mount Vernon is the 115th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mount Vernon is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Vernon is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Vernon who work in office and administrative support (10.01%), food service (9.42%), and sales jobs (7.45%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The percentage of people in Mount Vernon who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.79% of adults in Mount Vernon have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2022 was $29,548, which is middle income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,192 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
