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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mount Vernon Area is $23,926, which is lower than the state average of $26,520 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mount Vernon Area median household income is $48,953. On average Mount Vernon Area residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is about the same as 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, #395

Mount Vernon Area	23,926 USD
Ohio	26,520 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	27,015 USD
Ohio	29,672 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	33,704 USD
Ohio	35,698 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	20,562 USD
Ohio	24,126 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #304

Mount Vernon Area	48,953 USD
Ohio	48,849 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	62,534 USD
Ohio	65,491 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	7.53%
Ohio	19.27%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Mount Vernon Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Ohio 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		Ohio		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.19%	$10,651, see rank	20.41%	$12,326	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.90%	$17,538, see rank	30.33%	$17,126	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.33%	$3,189, see rank	3.33%	$3,240	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.52%	$21,127, see rank	20.91%	$22,104	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	59,002 USD
Ohio	62,104 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	73,246 USD
Ohio	78,539 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	Ohio	U.S.
White	$48,879, see rank	$52,251	$56,900
Black	$50,962, see rank	$27,909	$35,600
Hispanic	$49,107, see rank	$37,644	$42,396
Asian	$64,327, see rank	$69,172	$73,244
One Race, Other	$185,179, see rank	$35,695	$40,300
Two or More Races	$45,833, see rank	$35,360	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mount Vernon Area	Ohio	U.S.
less than 25	$25,816, see rank	$21,759	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,460, see rank	$53,889	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,108, see rank	$60,154	$65,027
65 or over	$37,720, see rank	$35,190	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mount Vernon Area	Ohio	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	48,343, see rank	9,197,668	248,775,628
Male¹	23,306, 48.21%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16,296, 69.92%, see rank	68.34%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.06%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16,282, 69.86%, see rank	68.17%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	15,100, 92.74%, see rank	90.09%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,182, 7.26%, see rank	9.91%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,010, 30.08%, see rank	31.66%	30.72%
Female¹	25,037, 51.79%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,809, 55.15%, see rank	59.15%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	13,809, 55.15%, see rank	59.12%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,663, 91.70%, see rank	91.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,146, 8.30%, see rank	8.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,228, 44.85%, see rank	40.85%	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	Ohio	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	27,070, 100%	5,199,477	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	21,326, 78.78%, see rank	83.53%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,671, 9.87%, see rank	7.95%	9.59%
Public Transportation	33, 0.12%, see rank	1.62%	5.06%
Walked	1,227, 4.53%, see rank	2.28%	2.78%
Other Means	255, 0.94%, see rank	1.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,558, 5.76%, see rank	3.51%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mount Vernon Area	26.0 minutes
Ohio	22.8 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	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,763	5,303,013	143,435,233
Male¹	15,100, 54.39%, see rank	51.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,016, 26.60%, see rank	31.33%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,641, 10.87%, see rank	13.93%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,179, 14.43%, see rank	17.05%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	148, 0.98%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,728, 11.44%, see rank	7.79%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,285, 28.38%, see rank	23.32%	17.94%
Female¹	12,663, 45.61%, see rank	48.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,437, 35.04%, see rank	38.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,159, 24.95%, see rank	21.81%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,783, 29.87%, see rank	31.93%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 0.18%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	35, 0.28%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,198, 9.46%, see rank	7.38%	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	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,763, 100%	5,303,013	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	792, 2.85%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	2,033, 7.32%, see rank	5.15%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,990, 17.97%, see rank	15.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	590, 2.13%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,941, 10.59%, see rank	11.72%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,221, 4.40%, see rank	4.72%	4.93%
Information	372, 1.34%, see rank	1.76%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,534, 5.53%, see rank	6.40%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,416, 5.10%, see rank	9.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,201, 25.94%, see rank	24.42%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,142, 7.72%, see rank	8.95%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,125, 4.05%, see rank	3.97%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,406, 5.06%, see rank	4.51%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mount Vernon Area	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,950	15.51%, see rank	15.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,917	12.41%, see rank	11.69%	11.47%

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