Mount Vernon is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,458 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mount Vernon is the 166th largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Mount Vernon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.65% of the Mount Vernon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Mount Vernon is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Vernon who work in office and administrative support (17.33%), management occupations (8.23%), and sales jobs (5.36%). Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Mount Vernon is worth considering. Mount Vernon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Mount Vernon, just 12.05% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2022 was $21,952, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,808 for a family of four. However, Mount Vernon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Vernon also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.70% of its population below the federal poverty line. 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 Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
