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| Mount Vernon |
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| Population 2002: | 4,164 |
| Population 2000: | 4,017 |
| Elevation: | 1,200 feet |
| Area codes: | 417 |
| Population growth: | +147 (+3.66%) |
| Land area: | 3.4 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 0.3 |
| County: | Lawrence |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (23.2%), Manufacturing (21.4%), Retail trade (12.4%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 96.1% |
| American Indian: | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 1.2% |
| Two or more races: | 1.0% |
| Black: | 0.7% |
| Other race: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 57.4% |
| Divorced: | 14.9% |
| Never married: | 14.7% |
| Widowed: | 11.2% |
| Separated: | 1.9% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $68,000 |
| Household income: | $28,628 |
| Resident age: | 40.6 years |
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| Mount Vernon Compared to Missouri State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 76.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 12.4% |
| Unemployed: | 5.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.7% |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 17.5% |
| Irish: | 16.0% |
| United States: | 15.3% |
| English: | 12.8% |
| French: | 3.7% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.2% |