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Mount Vernon, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Mount Vernon is a Census city of 4,563 people across 4.14 square miles of land, in Lawrence County. Median household income is $53,255, 56.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 19 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mount Vernon
What Mount Vernon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.14 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,103
- County holding the largest share of its areaLawrence 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
- Population4,563
- Median age35.3
- Population under 18999 plus or minus 219
- Share under 1821.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over889
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent
- Households1,707
- Family households986
- Share of households that are families57.8 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$53,255
- Per capita income$24,694
- Civilian labor force2,091
- Employed2,049
- Unemployed42 plus or minus 44
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over2,987
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Vernon
- Housing units1,866
- Occupied units1,707
- Vacant units159 plus or minus 117
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied966
- Renter occupied741 plus or minus 188
- Ownership rate56.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$186,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$673
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.2 percent
- Single family units1,572
- Share single family84.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more251 plus or minus 116
- Share in buildings of two or more13.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 68
- Median year structure built1975
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 commute1,876
- Commuting under 15 minutes650 plus or minus 185
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.6 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more747 plus or minus 234
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.8 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone76.4 percent
- Carpooled12.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mount Vernon (7(a))
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$9,904,100
- Average approval$521,268
- Median approval$142,200
- Largest approval$3,460,700
- Jobs supported137
- Jobs per approval7.2
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.8 percent
- Share to franchises10.5 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Vernon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Mount Vernon (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$742,000
- Average approval$247,333
- Median approval$187,000
- Largest approval$389,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Vernon, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lawrence County, not Mount Vernon
Lawrence County context, not Mount Vernon figures
- Establishments in Lawrence County689
- Covered employment, Lawrence County8,920
- Average annual pay, Lawrence County$47,246
- Housing units permitted, Lawrence County79
Every figure in this section is published for Lawrence 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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Common questions
Mount Vernon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mount Vernon, Missouri?
4,563, in 1,707 households. Mount Vernon city covers 4.14 square miles of land, which is 1,103 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?
Lawrence 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?
$53,255. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $186,800. Median gross rent is $673 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mount Vernon businesses?
19 7(a) approvals totaling $9.9 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $142,200, plus 3 504 approvals worth $742,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Vernon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mount Vernon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mount Vernon. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
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 Lawrence 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.
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