Mount Vernon, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 16,298 (Urban population: 16,076 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 222 (4 farm, 218 nonfarm))

Mount Vernon, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,845 (6,991 occupied: 4,237 owner occupied, 2,754 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	33%

Housing density: 681 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $386 (lower quartile is $271, upper quartile is $485)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $356

Median gross rent in Mount Vernon, IL in 2007: $515

Housing units in Mount Vernon with a mortgage: 2,006 (173 second mortgage, 235 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,550

Mount Vernon,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,014 (it was $52,900 in 2000)

Mount Vernon:	$87,014
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,377 - $149,089

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $117,997
Here: $117,997
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $178,737
Here: $178,737
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $23,096
Here: $23,096
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $273,304
Here: $273,304
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,160
Here: $126,160
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $24,156
Here: $24,156
State: $35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500
Here: $17,500
State: $62,382

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,654

In family households: 12,394 (2,916 male householders, 1,269 female householders)
3,050 spouses, 4,361 children (4,036 natural, 108 adopted, 217 stepchildren), 228 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 140 other relatives, 306 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,260 (1,095 male householders (935 living alone)), 1,747 female householders (1,607 living alone)), 418 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 586 (437 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,990 2-persons, 988 3-persons, 737 4-persons, 280 5-persons, 145 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,542 1-person, 245 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 17 5-persons.

2,144 married couples with children.
1,378 single-parent households (247 men, 1,131 women).

96.8% of residents of Mount Vernon speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 182 (1.1%)
(59.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Vernon, Illinois:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 79 4 rooms: 629 5 rooms: 1,195 6 rooms: 1,064 7 rooms: 590 8 rooms: 296 9 or more rooms: 362

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, Illinois:
	1 room: 48 2 rooms: 173 3 rooms: 675 4 rooms: 720 5 rooms: 659 6 rooms: 341 7 rooms: 60 8 rooms: 33 9 or more rooms: 45

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 64
1995 to 1998: 280
1990 to 1994: 248
1980 to 1989: 728
1970 to 1979: 1,555
1960 to 1969: 1,015
1950 to 1959: 1,281
1940 to 1949: 1,210
1939 or earlier: 1,464

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Vernon:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 109 2 bedrooms: 1,366 3 bedrooms: 2,129 4 bedrooms: 528 5 or more bedrooms: 89

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon:
	no bedroom: 91 1 bedroom: 864 2 bedrooms: 1,128 3 bedrooms: 606 4 bedrooms: 57 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 291 1 vehicle: 1,634 2 vehicles: 1,632 3 vehicles: 542 4 vehicles: 120 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 665 1 vehicle: 1,427 2 vehicles: 512 3 vehicles: 133 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mount Vernon, IL:

Less than $10,000: 113
$10,000 to $14,999: 57
$15,000 to $19,999: 135
$20,000 to $24,999: 162
$25,000 to $29,999: 143
$30,000 to $34,999: 138
$35,000 to $39,999: 133
$40,000 to $49,999: 335
$50,000 to $59,999: 321
$60,000 to $69,999: 220
$70,000 to $79,999: 207
$80,000 to $89,999: 251
$90,000 to $99,999: 255
$100,000 to $124,999: 578
$125,000 to $149,999: 417
$150,000 to $174,999: 222
$175,000 to $199,999: 157
$200,000 to $249,999: 141
$250,000 to $299,999: 104
$300,000 to $399,999: 82
$400,000 to $499,999: 36
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 23

Mount Vernon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mount Vernon:

Less than $100: 96 people
$100 to $149: 97
$150 to $199: 163
$200 to $249: 190
$250 to $299: 273
$300 to $349: 283
$350 to $399: 294
$400 to $449: 310
$450 to $499: 278
$500 to $549: 208
$550 to $599: 158
$600 to $649: 102
$650 to $699: 25
$700 to $749: 29
$750 to $799: 36
$800 to $899: 22
$900 to $999: 8
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 20
$1,500 to $1,999: 11
$2,000 or more: 10
No cash rent: 134

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 58 1990 to 1994: 40 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 24 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 32 1965 to 1969: 17

Mount Vernon, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.3%
Number of people working at home: 166 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 508
5 to 9 minutes: 1613
10 to 14 minutes: 1996
15 to 19 minutes: 1144
20 to 24 minutes: 338
25 to 29 minutes: 175
30 to 34 minutes: 415
35 to 39 minutes: 85
40 to 44 minutes: 98
45 to 59 minutes: 113
60 to 89 minutes: 149
90 or more minutes: 154

Mount Vernon mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,749 (83%)
Carpooled: 657 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Railroad: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 75 (1%)
Motorcycle: 46 (1%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 189 (3%)
Other means: 49 (1%)
Worked at home: 166 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1145
$10,000 to $14,999: 726
$15,000 to $19,999: 732
$20,000 to $24,999: 548
$25,000 to $29,999: 640
$30,000 to $34,999: 496
$35,000 to $39,999: 431
$40,000 to $44,999: 337
$45,000 to $49,999: 330
$50,000 to $59,999: 563
$60,000 to $74,999: 400
$75,000 to $99,999: 328
$100,000 to $124,999: 189
$125,000 to $149,999: 34
$150,000 to $199,999: 61
$200,000 or more: 67

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 2594

Other groups: 2312

German: 1937

English: 1337

Irish: 924

Italian: 248

Scotch-Irish: 213

Polish: 167

French (except Basque): 161

Scottish: 122

Dutch: 115

Subsaharan African:: 100

African: 100

Swedish: 60

European: 54

British: 52

Norwegian: 52

Arab:: 29

Welsh: 28

Hungarian: 23

Jordanian: 20

Greek: 20

Danish: 19

French Canadian: 18

Eastern European: 16

Lithuanian: 16

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 15

Dutch West Indian: 15

Czech: 13

Russian: 11

Croatian: 11

Turkish: 9

Syrian: 9

Luxemburger: 8

Serbian: 7

Celtic: 7

Austrian: 7

Iranian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Slovene: 7

Canadian: 6

New Zealander: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (14%)
Jordan (11%)
Thailand (9%)
Panama (9%)
Germany (8%)
Pakistan (8%)
Russia (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12589
Northeast: 170
Midwest: 1647
South: 1213
West: 379

52% of Mount Vernon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 66
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 291
9th grade: 79
10th grade: 152
11th grade: 203
12th grade, no diploma: 162
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,303
Less than 1 year of college: 374
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 689
Associate degree: 340
Bachelor's degree: 602
Master's degree: 205
Professional school degree: 136
Doctorate degree: 79

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 71
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 71
7th and 8th grade: 560
9th grade: 212
10th grade: 206
11th grade: 180
12th grade, no diploma: 134
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,896
Less than 1 year of college: 668
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 797
Associate degree: 457
Bachelor's degree: 576
Master's degree: 220
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 65.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 72.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 1.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 18.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,340
Black householders: $16,786
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $10,490
Asian householders: $82,898
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $57,743
Some other race householders: $34,131
Two or more races householders: $30,781
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,343

Mount Vernon household income for White non-Hispanic householders

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Mount Vernon household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Mount Vernon household income for Asian householders

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,577
Black or African American householders: $48,687
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $106,197
Asian householders: $194,095
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $138,873
Some other race householders: $36,760
Two or more races householders: $187,887
Hispanic or Latino householders: $57,673

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,254
One, attached: 90
Two: 192
3 or 4: 489
5 to 9: 366
10 to 19: 393
20 to 49: 241
50 or more: 58
Mobile homes: 747
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,110

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mount Vernon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80

Here:	4.8%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40

Here:	4.6%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53

Here:	7.6%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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