Mount Vernon, Illinois
Mount Vernon: Jefferson County Courthouse
Mount Vernon: Mt. Vernon Township High School - A Building
Mount Vernon: Mitchell Museum Mount Vernon IL
Mount Vernon: Mt. Vernon Township High School - B Building
Mount Vernon: Downtown Mt. Vernon from West Broadway
Mount Vernon: Mount Vernon, IL Tornado
Mount Vernon: Appellate Court Mount Vernon IL
Mount Vernon: the only fire hydrant in oak grove village that is hidden all other fire hydrants are in the open
Mount Vernon: MT VERNON CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY OFFICE BUILDING
Mount Vernon: trash and debris at south end of juniper in oak grove village
Mount Vernon: west side of oak grove village school bus stop
- see
14
more - add
your
Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the world
- OSM Map
- General Map
- Google Map
- MSN Map
Population change since 2000: -12.2%
Males: 7,049 | (49.3%) |
Females: 7,235 | (50.7%) |
Median resident age: | 39.1 years |
Illinois median age: | 39.1 years |
Zip codes: 62864.
Mount Vernon: | $47,713 |
IL: | $76,708 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,867 (it was $16,268 in 2000)
Mount Vernon city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $93,442 (it was $52,900 in 2000)
Mount Vernon: | $93,442 |
IL: | $251,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $140,756; detached houses: $154,905; townhouses or other attached units: $251,549; in 2-unit structures: $66,214; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,656; mobile homes: $102,706; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $73,705
Median gross rent in 2022: $865.
(17.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.7% for Black residents, 3.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.8% for American Indian residents, 48.6% for other race residents, 22.8% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Vernon, IL
- 10,79874.3%White alone
- 1,76412.1%Black alone
- 1,1267.7%Two or more races
- 6684.6%Hispanic
- 1711.2%Asian alone
- 310.2%Other race alone
- 70.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Mount Vernon detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Illinois and other state lists, there were 82 registered sex offenders living in Mount Vernon, Illinois as of May 19, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Mount Vernon is 181 to 1.
Type |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murders (per 100,000) | 1 (6.1) | 2 (13.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (13.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (13.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (20.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (58.9) | 11 (71.8) | 19 (124.6) | 20 (131.6) | 20 (131.3) | 19 (125.4) | 18 (119.6) | 17 (112.5) | 27 (181.0) | 18 (121.6) | 11 (75.0) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 17 (104.3) | 31 (202.9) | 18 (117.5) | 26 (170.6) | 37 (243.4) | 21 (137.9) | 31 (204.6) | 24 (159.4) | 22 (145.5) | 18 (120.7) | 17 (114.8) | 24 (163.6) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 39 (239.4) | 210 (1,375) | 162 (1,057) | 145 (951.3) | 160 (1,052) | 151 (991.3) | 151 (996.4) | 152 (1,010) | 141 (932.7) | 183 (1,227) | 176 (1,189) | 136 (927.1) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 267 (1,639) | 430 (2,815) | 311 (2,030) | 218 (1,430) | 240 (1,579) | 194 (1,274) | 196 (1,293) | 183 (1,216) | 157 (1,039) | 168 (1,126) | 102 (689.1) | 142 (968.0) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 845 (5,187) | 615 (4,026) | 603 (3,935) | 661 (4,336) | 691 (4,545) | 735 (4,825) | 704 (4,646) | 585 (3,886) | 230 (1,521) | 585 (3,922) | 608 (4,108) | 490 (3,340) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 34 (208.7) | 1 (6.5) | 6 (39.2) | 17 (111.5) | 13 (85.5) | 19 (124.7) | 12 (79.2) | 8 (53.1) | 17 (112.5) | 20 (134.1) | 21 (141.9) | 16 (109.1) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 20 (122.8) | 6 (39.3) | 10 (65.3) | 9 (59.0) | 3 (19.7) | 8 (52.5) | 17 (112.2) | 15 (99.6) | 12 (79.4) | 7 (46.9) | 8 (54.0) | 7 (47.7) |
City-Data.com crime index | 430.3 | 767.7 | 606.7 | 623.6 | 687.9 | 636.8 | 670.1 | 590.2 | 489.2 | 672.9 | 634.0 | 504.6 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Mount Vernon detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2019, including police officers: 52 (40 officers - 37 male; 3 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.70 |
Illinois average: | 3.06 |
Best metro areas outside of Chicago? (Illinois)? *DEBATE* (32 replies) | |
Looking into Metropolis in downstate IL (12 replies) | |
Is Motel 6 Mount Vernon in a decent area? (9 replies) | |
What on earth happened to Boystown at night (18 replies) | |
Why is the Chicago "Blaccent" More Southern than Boston/NYC/Philly's? (311 replies) | |
Moving from Tampa, FL to Mt. Vernon (18 replies) |
Latest news from Mount Vernon, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: English (14.9%), German (11.2%), American (10.4%), Irish (7.4%), European (2.4%), Scottish (2.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 11.5 square miles.
Population density: 1,240 people per square mile (low).
307 residents are foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).
This city: | 2.1% |
Illinois: | 14.1% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,206 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,840 (2.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (75.5 miles , pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (252.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 38.31 N, Longitude: 88.91 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +8,008 (+55.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 5,151 (80.1%)
Area code: 618
Mount Vernon, Illinois accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 5 buildings, average cost: $231,000
- 2021: 8 buildings, average cost: $173,600
- 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $151,700
- 2019: 8 buildings, average cost: $177,000
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $282,500
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $161,200
- 2016: 7 buildings, average cost: $120,900
- 2015: 11 buildings, average cost: $168,000
- 2014: 7 buildings, average cost: $128,000
- 2013: 6 buildings, average cost: $158,200
- 2012: 10 buildings, average cost: $93,700
- 2009: 8 buildings, average cost: $101,000
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $253,800
- 2007: 23 buildings, average cost: $152,300
- 2006: 30 buildings, average cost: $147,600
- 2005: 34 buildings, average cost: $147,600
- 2004: 55 buildings, average cost: $90,900
- 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $135,800
- 2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $123,200
- 2001: 52 buildings, average cost: $76,100
- 2000: 29 buildings, average cost: $91,800
- 1999: 24 buildings, average cost: $111,300
- 1998: 19 buildings, average cost: $118,100
- 1997: 22 buildings, average cost: $113,800
Here: | 4.3% |
Illinois: | 4.2% |
- Health care (11.9%)
- Educational services (7.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.3%)
- Construction (5.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
- Public administration (4.6%)
- Pharmacies & drug stores (4.3%)
- Construction (10.3%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.2%)
- Public administration (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
- Educational services (4.9%)
- Pharmacies & drug stores (4.3%)
- Health care (19.6%)
- Educational services (11.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.2%)
- Social assistance (4.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.3%)
- Registered nurses (4.3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.0%)
Average climate in Mount Vernon, Illinois
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
|
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 81.7. This is about average.
City: | 81.7 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 34.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 34.6 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 10.0. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 22.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 10.0 |
U.S.: | 8.1 |
Tornado activity:
Mount Vernon-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 75% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/18/1957, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.8 miles away from the Mount Vernon city center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 12/18/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 45 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mount Vernon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 266% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 56.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 56.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 65.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from Mount Vernon center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals in Mount Vernon:
- CROSSROADS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Proprietary, provides emergency services, 8 DOCTORS PARK ROAD)
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL HLTH CENTER (Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 1 GOOD SAMARITAN WAY)
- HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN (605 N 12TH STREET)
- OAK TERRACE (4219 LINCOLNSHIRE DRIVE)
- SUTTON HOUSE (4241 LINCOLNSHIRE DRIVE)
Nursing Homes in Mount Vernon:
- MOUNT VERNON CARE CENTER (1717 JEFFERSON STREET)
- MOUNT VERNON COUNTRYSIDE MANOR (606 EAST IL HWY 15)
- MOUNT VERNON HEALTH CARE CENTER (#5 DOCTORS PARK)
- NATURE TRAIL HEALTH CARE CENTER (1001 SOUTH 34TH STREET)
- WHITE OAK REHABILITATION AND HCC (1700 WHITE STREET)
Dialysis Facilities in Mount Vernon:
Home Health Centers in Mount Vernon:
Airports and heliports located in Mount Vernon:
- Mount Vernon Airport (MVN) (Runways: 3, Air Taxi Ops: 2,000, Itinerant Ops: 11,085, Local Ops: 5,969, Military Ops: 1,002)
- Crossroads Community Hospital Heliport (75IL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Vernon:
- Rend Lake College (about 13 miles; Ina, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,778)
- Kaskaskia College (about 24 miles; Centralia, IL; FT enrollment: 3,867)
- John A Logan College (about 41 miles; Carterville, IL; FT enrollment: 3,995)
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (about 45 miles; Carbondale, IL; FT enrollment: 14,539)
- McKendree University (about 54 miles; Lebanon, IL; FT enrollment: 2,564)
- Southwestern Illinois College (about 57 miles; Belleville, IL; FT enrollment: 9,085)
- Wabash Valley College (about 62 miles; Mount Carmel, IL; FT enrollment: 2,142)
Public high schools in Mount Vernon:
- MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,372, Location: 320 S 7TH ST, Grades: 9-12)
- MT VERNON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 32, Location: 2300 BENTON RD, Grades: 6-12)
Private high schools in Mount Vernon:
Public elementary/middle schools in Mount Vernon:
- ZADOK CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 478, Location: 1829 BROADWAY ST, Grades: 6-8)
- J L BUFORD INTERMEDIATE ED CTR (Students: 331, Location: 623 S 34TH ST, Grades: 4-5)
- SUMMERSVILLE GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 300, Location: 1118 FAIRFIELD RD, Grades: KG-8)
- DODDS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 166, Location: 14975 E BAKERVILLE RD, Grades: KG-8)
- BETHEL GRADE SCHOOL (Location: 1201 BETHEL RD, Grades: PK-8)
- MCCLELLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 9475 N IL HIGHWAY 148, Grades: KG-8)
- MT VERNON DIST 80 PRIMARY CENTER (Location: 401 N 30TH ST, Grades: KG-3)
Library in Mount Vernon:
- C.E. BREHM MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $774,085; Location: 101 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET; 76,148 books; 2,065 e-books; 3,178 audio materials; 1,928 video materials; 17 local licensed databases; 18 state licensed databases; 1 other licensed databases; 188 print serial subscriptions; 870 electronic serial subscriptions)
User-submitted facts and corrections:
- Please add WSIL-TV the list of the area tv stations around Mount Vernon, IL
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Mount Vernon: Cherry Creek Golf Center (A), Mount Vernon Wastewater Treatment Facility (B), Fountain Place Industrial Park (C), Indian Hills Country Club (D), Homestead Hills Country Club (E), Green Hills Country Club (F), Jefferson County Courthouse (G), Mount Vernon City Hall (H), C E Brehm Memorial Library (I), Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (J), Cedarhurst Cultural Center (K), Jefferson County Animal Shelter (L), Rolland W Lewis Community Center (M), Mount Vernon Fire Department (N), Mount Vernon Fire Department Station 2 (O), Mount Vernon Fire Department Station 3 (P), Mount Vernon Fire Department Station 4 (Q), Fifth District Appellate Court (R), Air Evac Lifeteam 11 (S), Litton Ambulance Service (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Fortysecond Street Plaza Shopping Center (1), King City Square Shopping Center (2), Park Plaza Shopping Center (3), Times Square Mall Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Mount Vernon include: Old Union Missionary Baptist Church (A), Bethel Church (B), West Salem Trinity United Methodist Church (C), Blackwell Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (D), Casey Avenue Baptist Church (E), Epworth United Methodist Church (F), First United Methodist Church (G), Lively Stone Apostolic Church (H), Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Union Cemetery (1), Bethel Memorial Cemetery (2), Oakwood Cemetery (3), West Salem Cemetery (4), Saint Marys Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Louisville and Nashville Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Twomile Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Mount Vernon include: A L Dawson Senior Park (1), Airport Park (2), Bob Strothman Baseball Park (3), Fairmont Ballpark (4), Jefferson County Fairground (5), Highland Park (6), Optimist Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Days Inn (205 Potomac Boulevard) (1), Economy Inn (1319 Salem Road) (2), Holiday Inn (222 Potomac Boulevard) (3), Drury Inn (145 North 44th Street) (4), Econo Lodge Mount Vernon (120 North 44th Street) (5), Hampton Inn Mt. Vernon (221 Potomac Boulevard) (6), Comfort Inn Mount Vernon (201 Potomac Boulevard) (7), Fairfield Inn & Suites (217 Potomac Boulevard) (8), Caroline's Restaurant and Cantina (222 Potomac Boulevard) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Court: Illinois State - Appellate Court (14th Main) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Birthplace of: Albert Watson II - General, Crista Flanagan - Actress and comedienne, Kenneth Michael Kays - Army Medal of Honor recipient, Bennie Purcell - Basketball player, Dwight Bernard - Baseball player, Jordan McCoy - Child singer, Kenny Troutt - Businessman, Mary Beth Zimmerman - Professional golfer, Nate Hawthorne - Basketball player, William B. Anderson - Politician.
This city: | 2.2 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
This city: | 56.4% |
Whole state: | 65.8% |
This city: | 8.4% |
Whole state: | 6.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Mount Vernon in 2010:
- 269 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 34 people in group homes intended for adults
- 19 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 14 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 13 people in federal detention centers
- 5 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in Mount Vernon in 2000:
- 338 people in nursing homes
- 86 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 86 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 60 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 19 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 17 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Banks with most branches in Mount Vernon (2011 data):
- Peoples National Bank , N.A.: Mount Vernon Branch, at 520 South 42nd Street, Mt Vernon East Branch. Info updated 2006/12/14: Bank assets: $883.7 mil, Deposits: $803.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Market Street Bancshares, Inc.
- COMMUNITY FIRST BANK OF THE HEARTLAND: Mount Vernon Branch at 900 South 42nd Street, branch established on 2005/01/08; Community First Bank Of The Heartlan at 117 North 10th Street, branch established on 1906/11/05. Info updated 2011/11/09: Bank assets: $143.4 mil, Deposits: $123.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Cedar Bancorp, Inc.
- U.S. Bank National Association: Mt. Vernon Branch at 4100 Broadway, branch established on 1985/01/15; Mount Vernon Branch at 123 South Tenth Street, branch established on 1863/12/12. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Bank of America, National Association: Mount Vernon Broadway Drive Up at 3303 Broadway, branch established on 1978/05/02; Mount Vernon Branch at 900 Main Street, branch established on 1910/10/27. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Banterra Bank: Mt. Vernon Branch at 3520 Broadway, branch established on 2003/05/30. Info updated 2011/09/01: Bank assets: $1,103.3 mil, Deposits: $959.2 mil, headquarters in Marion, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Banterra Corp
- MidCountry Bank: Mount Vernon Branch at 2929 Broadway Street, branch established on 1998/07/21. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $674.7 mil, Deposits: $534.7 mil, headquarters in Marion, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices
- Fifth Third Bank: Mount Vernon Il Downtown Branch at 2711 Broadway Street, branch established on 1959/11/02. Info updated 2009/10/05: Bank assets: $114,540.4 mil, Deposits: $89,689.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1378 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Woodforest National Bank: Mount Vernon Walmart Branch at 110 Davidson Avenue, branch established on 2007/06/16. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $3,488.9 mil, Deposits: $3,097.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 766 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(K) Provisions)
- Old National Bank: Mount Vernon Branch at 400 S 34th Street, branch established on 1883/01/01. Info updated 2011/08/01: Bank assets: $8,467.9 mil, Deposits: $6,653.1 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, 195 total offices, Holding Company: Old National Bancorp
For population 15 years and over in Mount Vernon:
- Never married: 35.9%
- Now married: 40.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 14.2%
For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon:
- High school or higher: 92.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.4 minutes
Here: | 8.9 |
Illinois average: | 12.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mount Vernon, IL (based on Jefferson County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 17,212 | 71 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,260 | 20 |
Catholic | 1,409 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 1,086 | 7 |
Other | 281 | 3 |
None | 16,579 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Jefferson County: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.0% |
State: | 8.3% |
Here: | 27.6% |
Illinois: | 25.2% |
Jefferson County: | 9.8% |
Illinois: | 14.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 50.4% |
State: | 49.5% |
Mount Vernon: | 47.3% |
Illinois: | 47.2% |
Mount Vernon: | 28.6 |
Illinois: | 28.6 |
This city: | 19.2% |
State: | 20.5% |
This city: | 10.4% |
State: | 10.8% |
This city: | 6.8 |
Illinois: | 6.8 |
Mount Vernon: | 34.9% |
Illinois: | 33.4% |
Mount Vernon: | 55.9% |
Illinois: | 56.4% |
Here: | 77.8% |
Illinois: | 79.9% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Mount Vernon, IL Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Police Protection - Officers | 37 | $232,389 | $75,369 | 0 | $0 |
Firefighters | 28 | $211,134 | $90,486 | 0 | $0 |
Streets and Highways | 14 | $70,368 | $60,315 | 0 | $0 |
Water Supply | 14 | $66,834 | $57,286 | 0 | $0 |
Other and Unallocable | 12 | $55,116 | $55,116 | 0 | $0 |
Police - Other | 12 | $50,185 | $50,185 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 8 | $35,194 | $52,791 | 6 | $1,600 |
Parks and Recreation | 7 | $23,994 | $41,133 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 4 | $18,585 | $55,755 | 0 | $0 |
Financial Administration | 4 | $17,759 | $53,277 | 0 | $0 |
Fire - Other | 1 | $6,926 | $83,112 | 0 | $0 |
Totals for Government | 141 | $788,483 | $67,105 | 6 | $1,600 |
Mount Vernon government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,644,000 ($325.12)
Water Utilities: $1,874,000 ($131.20)
Sewerage: $288,000 ($20.16)
Parks and Recreation: $114,000 ($7.98)
Housing and Community Development: $17,000 ($1.19)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,739,000 ($331.77)
Water Utilities: $4,459,000 ($312.17)
Local Fire Protection: $3,092,000 ($216.47)
Central Staff Services: $2,676,000 ($187.34)
Sewerage: $2,475,000 ($173.27)
Regular Highways: $2,237,000 ($156.61)
Parks and Recreation: $1,586,000 ($111.03)
General - Other: $1,301,000 ($91.08)
Solid Waste Management: $1,153,000 ($80.72)
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $487,000 ($34.09)
Financial Administration: $300,000 ($21.00)
Judicial and Legal Services: $150,000 ($10.50)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,594,000 ($111.59)
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $75,000 ($5.25)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $114,000 ($7.98)
Central Staff Services: $64,000 ($4.48)
Housing and Community Development: $56,000 ($3.92)
Local Fire Protection: $17,000 ($1.19)
Parks and Recreation: $10,000 ($0.70)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,911,000 ($623.84)
Mount Vernon government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $3,697,000 ($258.82)
Solid Waste Management: $1,173,000 ($82.12)
Parks and Recreation: $474,000 ($33.18)
Other: $311,000 ($21.77)
Housing and Community Development: $28,000 ($1.96)
Parking Facilities: $9,000 ($0.63)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $92,000 ($6.44)
Other: $69,000 ($4.83)
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $356,000 ($24.92)
Interest Earnings: $132,000 ($9.24)
General Revenue - Other: $11,000 ($0.77)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,952,000 ($346.68)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $7,528,000 ($527.02)
Highways: $1,406,000 ($98.43)
Other: $118,000 ($8.26)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,253,000 ($367.75)
Other Selective Sales: $2,598,000 ($181.88)
Property: $1,813,000 ($126.93)
Public Utilities Sales: $308,000 ($21.56)
Other License: $112,000 ($7.84)
Mount Vernon government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $67,702,000 ($4739.71)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,436,000 ($4651.08)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,172,000 ($152.06)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $906,000 ($63.43)
Mount Vernon government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,434,000 ($1220.53)
Businesses in Mount Vernon, IL | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Applebee's | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
Circle K | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
FedEx | 5 | Quality | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Goodwill | 4 | Staples | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
Hardee's | 2 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
KFC | 1 | UPS | 5 | |
Kroger | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
Long John Silver's | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Lowe's | 1 | Walmart | 1 |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
- WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
- WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- WMCL (1060 AM; 2 kW; MCLEANSBORO, IL; Owner: DANA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
- K201FL (88.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WBMV (89.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC)
- WVSI (88.9 FM; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WIBV (102.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: BENJAMIN STRATEMEYER)
- WDML (106.9 FM; WOODLAWN, IL; Owner: VOLUNTEER BROADCASTING OF ILLINOIS)
- WJBD-FM (100.1 FM; SALEM, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WRXX (95.3 FM; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNSV (104.7 FM; NASHVILLE, IL; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
- WMIX-FM (94.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO. OF ILLINOIS)
- WQRL (106.3 FM; BENTON, IL; Owner: DANA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Mount Vernon:
- WSIU-TV (Channel 8; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- W29CI (Channel 29; SALEM, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WPXS (Channel 13; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
Medal of Honor Recipients
Medal of Honor Recipient born in Mount Vernon: Kenneth Michael Kays.
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 107Number of bridges
- 1,165ft / 355mTotal length
- $5,537,000Total costs
- 898,500Total average daily traffic
- 274,888Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 71900-1909
- 51920-1929
- 31930-1939
- 41950-1959
- 291960-1969
- 181970-1979
- 151980-1989
- 121990-1999
- 102000-2009
- 42010-2019
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Mount Vernon, IL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 131 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mount Vernon)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 18 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Mount Vernon)
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Mount Vernon, IL
- 51743.6%Outside Fires
- 41735.1%Structure Fires
- 22519.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 282.4%Other
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Mount Vernon, Illinois:
- Quality Inn, 201 Potomac Blvd, Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864 , Phone: (618) 242-7200, Fax: (618) 242-9800
- Drury Inn & Suites Mount Vernon, 145 N 44TH St, Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864 , Phone: (618) 246-5201
- Fairlield Inn & Suites, 217 Potomac Blvd, Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864 , Phone: (618) 244-2300, Fax: (618) 244-2333
- Comfort Suites, 404 S 44th St, Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864 , Phone: (618) 244-2700, Fax: (618) 244-2701
- Hampton Inn, 221 Potomac Blvd, Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864 , Phone: (618) 244-2323, Fax: (618) 244-9948
- Red Roof Inn, 220 S 44th St, Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864 , Phone: (618) 242-1200, Fax: (618) 242-4455
- Holiday Inn, 222 Potomac Blvd, Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864 , Phone: (618) 244-7100, Fax: (618) 242-8876
- Americas Best Value Inn, 405 S 44th St, Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864 , Phone: (618) 244-3670, Fax: (618) 244-6904
Most common first names in Mount Vernon, IL among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 256 | 76.0 years |
John | 241 | 75.0 years |
James | 199 | 73.8 years |
Charles | 198 | 74.0 years |
Mary | 197 | 79.4 years |
Robert | 138 | 71.3 years |
George | 128 | 76.1 years |
Ruth | 97 | 80.1 years |
Dorothy | 88 | 76.9 years |
Mildred | 85 | 77.9 years |
Most common last names in Mount Vernon, IL among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 140 | 78.2 years |
Williams | 79 | 74.8 years |
Jones | 76 | 76.1 years |
Davis | 76 | 76.6 years |
Johnson | 71 | 78.1 years |
Brown | 62 | 74.2 years |
Wilson | 61 | 75.0 years |
Miller | 56 | 75.2 years |
Ellis | 50 | 73.7 years |
Moore | 47 | 76.0 years |
- 64.2%Utility gas
- 31.5%Electricity
- 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%Wood
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 55.3%Electricity
- 39.7%Utility gas
- 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Other fuel
- 1.0%No fuel used
Mount Vernon compared to Illinois state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
Mount Vernon on our top lists:
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill (population 1,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: accommodation and food services (population 5,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill (population 1,000+)"
|
|
Total of 16 patent applications in 2008-2024.