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Mount Vernon, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Mount Vernon is a Census city of 17,052 people across 9.92 square miles of land, in Knox County. Median household income is $53,845, 55.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 25 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.7 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 area9.92 sq mi
- Water area0.18 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,719
- County holding the largest share of its areaKnox 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
- Population17,052
- Median age39.0
- Population under 183,774
- Share under 1822.1 percent
- Population 65 and over3,513
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent
- Households7,100
- Family households3,606
- Share of households that are families50.8 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$53,845
- Per capita income$29,954
- Civilian labor force8,227
- Employed7,999
- Unemployed228 plus or minus 94
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over11,234
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Vernon
- Housing units7,806
- Occupied units7,100
- Vacant units706 plus or minus 281
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied3,913
- Renter occupied3,187
- Ownership rate55.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$174,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$948
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent
- Single family units5,391
- Share single family69.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,214
- Share in buildings of two or more28.4 percent
- Mobile homes201 plus or minus 110
- Median year structure built1955
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 commute6,928
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,086
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,375 plus or minus 325
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home12.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
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))
- Approvals25
- Gross approval$10,664,700
- Average approval$426,588
- Median approval$131,900
- Ninetieth percentile approval$821,760
- Largest approval$4,200,000
- Jobs supported191
- Jobs per approval7.6
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.0 percent
- Share to franchises8.0 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Vernon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$6,671,000
- Average approval$606,455
- Median approval$385,000
- Largest approval$2,093,000
- Jobs supported42
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Vernon, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Mount Vernon
- NFIP communityCity of Mount Vernon
- NFIP community number390311
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/09
The City of Mount Vernon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390311 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.
Knox County, not Mount Vernon
Knox County context, not Mount Vernon figures
- Establishments in Knox County1,121
- Covered employment, Knox County20,571
- Average annual pay, Knox County$55,637
- Housing units permitted, Knox County194
Every figure in this section is published for Knox 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, Ohio?
17,052, in 7,100 households. Mount Vernon city covers 9.92 square miles of land, which is 1,719 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?
Knox 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?
$53,845. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,000. Median gross rent is $948 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?
25 7(a) approvals totaling $10.7 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $131,900, plus 11 504 approvals worth $6.7 m 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 3 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.
Is Mount Vernon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mount Vernon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mount Vernon, city of, community 390311, 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 Knox 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.