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Mount Vernon, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Mount Vernon is a Census city of 35,377 people across 12.30 square miles of land, in Skagit County. Median household income is $75,777, 60.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 64 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50.4 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 area12.3 sq mi
- Water area0.33 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,877
- County holding the largest share of its areaSkagit 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
- Population35,377
- Median age36.0
- Population under 188,742
- Share under 1824.7 percent
- Population 65 and over6,520
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Households13,363
- Family households8,658
- Share of households that are families64.8 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$75,777
- Per capita income$37,069
- Civilian labor force16,980
- Employed15,961
- Unemployed1,019 plus or minus 296
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over23,531
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Vernon
- Housing units13,623
- Occupied units13,363
- Vacant units260 plus or minus 125
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied8,052
- Renter occupied5,311
- Ownership rate60.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$472,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,405
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.2 percent
- Single family units8,963
- Share single family65.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,827
- Share in buildings of two or more28.1 percent
- Mobile homes833 plus or minus 192
- Median year structure built1989
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 commute13,479
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,312
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,315
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.0 percent
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home13.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
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))
- Approvals64
- Gross approval$50,416,900
- Average approval$787,764
- Median approval$248,250
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,299,280
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported651
- Jobs per approval10.2
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full10
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.1 percent
- Share to franchises10.9 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS37
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Vernon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 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)
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$33,701,000
- Average approval$783,744
- Median approval$454,000
- Largest approval$3,237,000
- Jobs supported479
- Loans with a final outcome16
- 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 16 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 number530158
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date01/03/85
The City of Mount Vernon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530158 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Skagit County, not Mount Vernon
Skagit County context, not Mount Vernon figures
- Establishments in Skagit County3,670
- Covered employment, Skagit County53,884
- Average annual pay, Skagit County$65,374
- Housing units permitted, Skagit County547
Every figure in this section is published for Skagit 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, Washington?
35,377, in 13,363 households. Mount Vernon city covers 12.30 square miles of land, which is 2,877 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?
Skagit 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?
$75,777. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $472,300. Median gross rent is $1,405 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?
64 7(a) approvals totaling $50.4 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $248,250, plus 43 504 approvals worth $33.7 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 10 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 530158, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Skagit 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.