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Mount Vernon, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Mount Vernon is a Census town of 1,339 people across 5.48 square miles of land, in Mobile County. Median household income is $46,307, 71.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mount Vernon
What Mount Vernon is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.48 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land244 plus or minus 58
- County holding the largest share of its areaMobile County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mount Vernon
- Population1,339 plus or minus 318
- Median age36.8 plus or minus 8.7
- Population under 18261 plus or minus 87
- Share under 1819.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over248 plus or minus 75
- Share 65 and over18.5 percent
- Households443 plus or minus 103
- Family households324 plus or minus 84
- Share of households that are families73.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mount Vernon
- Median household income$46,307 plus or minus $13,998
- Per capita income$23,345 plus or minus $6,119
- Civilian labor force561 plus or minus 197
- Employed546 plus or minus 194
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over950 plus or minus 245
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.8 percent plus or minus 31.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.1 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Vernon
- Housing units574
- Occupied units443 plus or minus 103
- Vacant units131 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate22.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied318 plus or minus 91
- Renter occupied125 plus or minus 61
- Ownership rate71.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$111,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,040 plus or minus $408
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.0 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Single family units520 plus or minus 105
- Share single family90.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mount Vernon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute516 plus or minus 193
- Commuting under 15 minutes122 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more324 plus or minus 138
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more62.8 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Drove alone78.8 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Carpooled13.6 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Mount Vernon
- NFIP communityTown of Mount Vernon
- NFIP community number010169
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/20
The Town of Mount Vernon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010169 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mobile County, not Mount Vernon
Mobile County context, not Mount Vernon figures
- Establishments in Mobile County8,960
- Covered employment, Mobile County175,327
- Average annual pay, Mobile County$61,700
- Housing units permitted, Mobile County1,715
Every figure in this section is published for Mobile County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mount Vernon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mount Vernon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mount Vernon, Alabama?
1,339, in 443 households. Mount Vernon town covers 5.48 square miles of land, which is 244 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mount Vernon in?
Mobile County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mount Vernon?
$46,307. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $111,900. Median gross rent is $1,040 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mount Vernon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mount Vernon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mount Vernon, town of, community 010169, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mount Vernon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mobile County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mount Vernon.
Is zoning published for Mount Vernon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.