| Mount Vernon | |
| Mount Vernon Home & House Values: Free Home Valuation at HouseValues.com | |
| Area codes: | 319 |
| Land area: | 3.5 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.3% (1.4% Asia, 0.6% Europe) |
| County: | Linn |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (37.8%), Retail trade (11.7%), Manufacturing (10.2%). |
| Races | |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 96.6% |
| Hispanic: | 0.9% |
| Two or more races: | 0.9% |
| Black: | 0.6% |
| Marital Status | |
| Now married: | 51.5% |
| Never married: | 35.9% |
| Divorced: | 8.8% |
| Widowed: | 3.3% |
| Separated: | 0.4% |
| Median | |
| House value: | $119,000 |
| Household income: | $51,228 |
| Resident age: | 29.7 years |
| Mount Vernon Compared to Iowa State Average | |
| Number of college students: | above |
| Number of rooms per house: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Median age: | much below |
| Education | |
| High school or higher: | 93.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 43.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 17.9% |
| Unemployed: | 3.5% |
| Crime Statistics | |
| Ancestries | |
| German: | 36.9% |
| Irish: | 16.9% |
| English: | 11.9% |
| Swedish: | 5.8% |
| Norwegian: | 5.5% |
| Czech: | 4.5% |
| Nearby City | Distance from Mount Vernon to... | Population in 2002 |
| Lisbon, IA | 1.62 miles (2.60 km) | 1,931 |
| Martelle, IA | 7.49 miles (12.06 km) | 277 |
| Mechanicsville, IA | 8.44 miles (13.58 km) | 1,168 |
| Solon, IA | 8.88 miles (14.28 km) | 1,229 |
| Ely, IA | 9.29 miles (14.95 km) | 1,236 |
| Springville, IA | 9.60 miles (15.45 km) | 1,073 |
| Marion, IA | 12.11 miles (19.49 km) | 27,611 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 13.13 miles (21.12 km) | 122,514 |
| Stanwood, IA | 13.84 miles (22.28 km) | 683 |
| Anamosa, IA | 14.56 miles (23.43 km) | 5,620 |
| Olin, IA | 15.11 miles (24.31 km) | 709 |
| North Liberty, IA | 15.16 miles (24.40 km) | 6,081 |
| Swisher, IA | 15.17 miles (24.41 km) | 829 |
| Hiawatha, IA | 15.75 miles (25.35 km) | 6,521 |
| Robins, IA | 16.48 miles (26.52 km) | 1,992 |
| West Branch, IA | 17.71 miles (28.49 km) | 2,286 |
| Tipton, IA | 18.23 miles (29.34 km) | 3,178 |
| Clarence, IA | 18.69 miles (30.07 km) | 1,019 |
| Fairfax, IA | 18.74 miles (30.16 km) | 1,179 |
| Alburnett, IA | 18.78 miles (30.22 km) | 557 |
| Coralville, IA | 18.96 miles (30.52 km) | 16,490 |
| Iowa City, IA | 18.96 miles (30.52 km) | 63,816 |
| Tiffin, IA | 19.61 miles (31.55 km) | 1,332 |
| Central City, IA | 20.26 miles (32.61 km) | 1,158 |
| Walford, IA | 21.72 miles (34.95 km) | 1,294 |