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Vernon, TX
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Vernon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,745 people and three associated neighborhoods, Vernon is the 249th largest community in Texas.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.57 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Vernon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Vernon are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.54% of adults in Vernon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Vernon in 2022 was $23,456, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,824 for a family of four. However, Vernon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Vernon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vernon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vernon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Vernon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Vernon include German, English, Irish, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

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