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Mount Vernon, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Mount Vernon is a Census city of 442 people across 0.34 square miles of land, in Davison County. Median household income is $60,357, 55.5 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 typecity
- Land area0.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,301 plus or minus 397
- County holding the largest share of its areaDavison 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
- Population442 plus or minus 135
- Median age28.8
- Population under 18114 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1825.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over48 plus or minus 21
- Share 65 and over10.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households200 plus or minus 77
- Family households96 plus or minus 31
- Share of households that are families48.0 percent plus or minus 24.1
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$60,357 plus or minus $33,091
- Per capita income$33,123
- Civilian labor force265 plus or minus 90
- Employed265 plus or minus 90
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over289 plus or minus 94
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent plus or minus 42.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Vernon
- Housing units228 plus or minus 79
- Occupied units200 plus or minus 77
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied111 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied89 plus or minus 67
- Ownership rate55.5 percent plus or minus 27.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$164,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$386 plus or minus $380
- Annual rent as a share of median income7.7 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Single family units210 plus or minus 78
- Share single family92.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more3.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute240 plus or minus 82
- Commuting under 15 minutes53 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.1 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more31 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone82.3 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home9.4 percent plus or minus 7.2
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 communityCity of Mount Vernon
- NFIP community number460022
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/06/25
The City of Mount Vernon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460022 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.
Davison County, not Mount Vernon
Davison County context, not Mount Vernon figures
- Establishments in Davison County727
- Covered employment, Davison County12,546
- Average annual pay, Davison County$53,296
- Housing units permitted, Davison County48
Every figure in this section is published for Davison 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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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, South Dakota?
442, in 200 households. Mount Vernon city covers 0.34 square miles of land, which is 1,301 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?
Davison 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?
$60,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $164,400. Median gross rent is $386 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, city of, community 460022, 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 Davison 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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