Mount Vernon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 6,341 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mount Vernon is the 107th largest community in Indiana.Mount Vernon is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Vernon is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Vernon who work in office and administrative support (13.96%), sales jobs (10.67%), and management occupations (7.96%). 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 18.85 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small city, Mount Vernon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Mount Vernon is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.62% of adults 25 and older in Mount Vernon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2022 was $35,686, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,744 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
