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.
Being a small city, Mount Vernon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Mount Vernon with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.59% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2022 was $24,075, 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 $96,300 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
