Mount Vernon is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,601 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mount Vernon is the 578th largest community in Texas.

Being a small town, Mount Vernon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Mount Vernon rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.56% of adults 25 and older in Mount Vernon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2022 was $33,570, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,280 for a family of four. However, Mount Vernon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mount Vernon is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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. Mount Vernon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include European, English, Irish, Scottish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.