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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mount Vernon Area is $22,849, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mount Vernon Area median household income is $43,173. On average Mount Vernon Area residents spend 18.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #491

Mount Vernon Area	22,849 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	26,928 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	34,466 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	20,227 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #540

Mount Vernon Area	43,173 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	57,040 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	10.11%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Mount Vernon Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Illinois and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mount Vernon Area		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.75%	$8,088, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.86%	$16,755, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.26%	$2,317, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.02%	$22,565, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	55,791 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	69,713 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mount Vernon Area	Illinois	U.S.
White	$44,596, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$30,081, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$49,417, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$72,981, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,571, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
One Race, Other	$47,667, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$19,250, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mount Vernon Area	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$19,857, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,613, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,114, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$30,524, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mount Vernon Area	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	31,190, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	16,077, 51.55%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,664, 60.11%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	19, 0.12%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,645, 59.99%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,724, 90.45%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	921, 9.55%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,413, 39.89%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	15,113, 48.45%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,813, 58.31%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,813, 58.31%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,827, 88.81%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	986, 11.19%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,300, 41.69%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mount Vernon Area	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,151, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	13,479, 83.46%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,405, 8.70%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	39, 0.24%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	407, 2.52%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	335, 2.07%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	486, 3.01%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	18.9 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mount Vernon Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,551	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	8,724, 52.71%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,916, 21.96%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,318, 15.11%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,374, 15.75%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	73, 0.84%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	797, 9.14%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,607, 29.88%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	7,827, 47.29%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,281, 29.14%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,234, 28.54%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,569, 32.82%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.10%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 0.19%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	717, 9.16%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mount Vernon Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,551, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	444, 2.68%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	996, 6.02%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,256, 13.63%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	591, 3.57%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,437, 14.72%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	998, 6.03%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	189, 1.14%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	691, 4.17%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,098, 6.63%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,637, 21.97%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,728, 10.44%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	799, 4.83%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	687, 4.15%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mount Vernon Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,307	17.20%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,203	12.21%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.