Mount Vernon, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 16,037 (Urban population: 15,522 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 515 (all nonfarm))

Mount Vernon, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,724 (6,209 occupied: 3,567 owner occupied, 2,642 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	31%

Housing density: 800 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $129,914.

Median contract rent in 2007: $426 (lower quartile is $330, upper quartile is $523)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $419

Median gross rent in Mount Vernon, OH in 2007: $540

Housing units in Mount Vernon with a mortgage: 1,964 (172 second mortgage, 258 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,312

Mount Vernon,OH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,207 (it was $77,700 in 2000)

Mount Vernon:	$105,207
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,588 - $126,210

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $118,229
Here: $118,229
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $166,308
Here: $166,308
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $92,977
Here: $92,977
State: $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,487
Here: $167,487
State: $149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $152,476
Here: $152,476
State: $138,542

Mobile homes: $24,907
Here: $24,907
State: $32,066

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,080

In family households: 11,124 (2,673 male householders, 1,086 female householders)
2,741 spouses, 3,867 children (3,556 natural, 91 adopted, 220 stepchildren), 138 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 147 other relatives, 328 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,956 (861 male householders (622 living alone)), 1,651 female householders (1,529 living alone)), 444 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 481 (319 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,749 2-persons, 929 3-persons, 666 4-persons, 322 5-persons, 74 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,151 1-person, 282 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

2,060 married couples with children.
1,085 single-parent households (220 men, 865 women).

95.6% of residents of Mount Vernon speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 226 (1.6%)
(59.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Vernon, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 43 4 rooms: 146 5 rooms: 733 6 rooms: 1,083 7 rooms: 699 8 rooms: 463 9 or more rooms: 387

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, Ohio:
	1 room: 23 2 rooms: 273 3 rooms: 603 4 rooms: 636 5 rooms: 387 6 rooms: 444 7 rooms: 182 8 rooms: 81 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 60
1995 to 1998: 187
1990 to 1994: 126
1980 to 1989: 524
1970 to 1979: 782
1960 to 1969: 777
1950 to 1959: 1,100
1940 to 1949: 731
1939 or earlier: 2,437

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Vernon:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 66 2 bedrooms: 806 3 bedrooms: 2,023 4 bedrooms: 603 5 or more bedrooms: 69

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon:
	no bedroom: 70 1 bedroom: 965 2 bedrooms: 998 3 bedrooms: 507 4 bedrooms: 96 5 or more bedrooms: 6

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: 109 1 vehicle: 1,300 2 vehicles: 1,547 3 vehicles: 481 4 vehicles: 92 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 439 1 vehicle: 1,356 2 vehicles: 643 3 vehicles: 165 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 33

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 19
$25,000 to $29,999: 35
$30,000 to $34,999: 47
$35,000 to $39,999: 33
$40,000 to $49,999: 98
$50,000 to $59,999: 150
$60,000 to $69,999: 216
$70,000 to $79,999: 290
$80,000 to $89,999: 327
$90,000 to $99,999: 419
$100,000 to $124,999: 1146
$125,000 to $149,999: 364
$150,000 to $174,999: 248
$175,000 to $199,999: 186
$200,000 to $249,999: 203
$250,000 to $299,999: 92
$300,000 to $399,999: 79
$400,000 to $499,999: 12
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Mount Vernon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mount Vernon:

Less than $100: 153 people
$100 to $149: 92
$150 to $199: 106
$200 to $249: 113
$250 to $299: 126
$300 to $349: 233
$350 to $399: 366
$400 to $449: 390
$450 to $499: 349
$500 to $549: 286
$550 to $599: 179
$600 to $649: 162
$650 to $699: 104
$700 to $749: 52
$750 to $799: 18
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 59
$2,000 or more: 18
No cash rent: 124

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 23 1990 to 1994: 29 1985 to 1989: 24 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 36 1965 to 1969: 100

Mount Vernon, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.1%
Number of people working at home: 214 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 466
5 to 9 minutes: 1706
10 to 14 minutes: 1518
15 to 19 minutes: 760
20 to 24 minutes: 361
25 to 29 minutes: 24
30 to 34 minutes: 253
35 to 39 minutes: 41
40 to 44 minutes: 145
45 to 59 minutes: 454
60 to 89 minutes: 462
90 or more minutes: 116

Mount Vernon mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,173 (79%)
Carpooled: 775 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 65 (1%)
Taxi: 47 (1%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 185 (3%)
Other means: 55 (1%)
Worked at home: 214 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 829
$10,000 to $14,999: 645
$15,000 to $19,999: 677
$20,000 to $24,999: 521
$25,000 to $29,999: 481
$30,000 to $34,999: 480
$35,000 to $39,999: 437
$40,000 to $44,999: 373
$45,000 to $49,999: 271
$50,000 to $59,999: 487
$60,000 to $74,999: 477
$75,000 to $99,999: 346
$100,000 to $124,999: 116
$125,000 to $149,999: 44
$150,000 to $199,999: 50
$200,000 or more: 37

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 2275

German: 1983

English: 1065

Irish: 1017

Other groups: 970

Italian: 313

French (except Basque): 225

Dutch: 177

European: 118

Scotch-Irish: 113

Scottish: 112

Welsh: 102

Polish: 85

Greek: 80

Hungarian: 77

Swedish: 74

Norwegian: 54

Russian: 51

Australian: 50

Belgian: 43

Swiss: 40

Canadian: 28

Slovak: 27

British: 27

Arab:: 22

Northern European: 21

French Canadian: 15

Czechoslovakian: 13

Ukrainian: 13

Scandinavian: 13

Bulgarian: 12

Egyptian: 11

Lebanese: 11

Turkish: 8

Finnish: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Pennsylvania German: 6

Croatian: 6

Lithuanian: 5

Romanian: 4

Danish: 4

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

United Kingdom (13%)
Other Western Europe (13%)
Mexico (11%)
India (10%)
Germany (9%)
Canada (9%)
Philippines (8%)

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

This state: 11686
Northeast: 610
Midwest: 474
South: 1183
West: 291

48% of Mount Vernon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 40
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 80
9th grade: 138
10th grade: 192
11th grade: 144
12th grade, no diploma: 203
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,571
Less than 1 year of college: 238
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 481
Associate degree: 115
Bachelor's degree: 540
Master's degree: 219
Professional school degree: 88
Doctorate degree: 55

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 85
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 175
9th grade: 88
10th grade: 244
11th grade: 199
12th grade, no diploma: 271
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,201
Less than 1 year of college: 360
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 639
Associate degree: 322
Bachelor's degree: 501
Master's degree: 196
Professional school degree: 111
Doctorate degree: 23

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 44.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,208
Black householders: $19,551
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $16,983
Asian householders: $79,160
Some other race householders: $36,374
Two or more races householders: $14,583
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,715

Mount Vernon household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mount Vernon household income for Black householders

Mount Vernon household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Mount Vernon household income for Asian householders

Mount Vernon household income for Two or more races householders

Mount Vernon household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,400
Black or African American householders: $91,181
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $89,124
Asian householders: $209,922

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,493
One, attached: 232
Two: 508
3 or 4: 820
5 to 9: 241
10 to 19: 62
20 to 49: 224
50 or more: 97
Mobile homes: 47

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,420

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mount Vernon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44

Here:	2.8%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	1.6%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 293

Here:	56.2%
Ohio:	23.4%

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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