Population 900 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mount Vernon
Household size in Mount Vernon
| Period | Mount Vernon | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.52 | 2.40 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.62 | 2.46 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.60 | 2.47 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.08 | +0.06 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
At 2.60 people per household, Mount Vernon sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is bigger than in the wider Knoxville area, where it has 2.47 people.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Mount Vernon
| Period | Mount Vernon | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.4 | 40.0 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.9 | 41.0 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.7 | 41.6 | 39.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.8 | 41.6 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.4 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
Mount Vernon skews older than the country: its median age is 43.8, against 40.1 nationally. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 40.4, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Mount Vernon
| Period | Mount Vernon | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.4% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 9.4% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.0% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.5% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.1 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are more common in Mount Vernon than nationally: 14.5%, against 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Mount Vernon
Renters in Mount Vernon
| Period | Mount Vernon | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.2% | 28.6% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.2% | 31.2% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.8% | 31.1% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 14.8% | 29.6% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −9.4 pts | +1.0 pts | +2.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
Mount Vernon is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 14.8% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 70.2% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Mount Vernon
| Period | Mount Vernon | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.7% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.7% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.9% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.5% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.3 pts | −0.0 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in Mount Vernon: 12.5% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Mount Vernon
| Period | Mount Vernon | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1987 | 1980 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1984 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1990 | 1982 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1989 | 1985 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +5 | +6 | +6 |
Mount Vernon has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1989, versus 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across the Knoxville area.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Mount Vernon
| Period | Mount Vernon | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $522 | $707 | $761 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $511 | $787 | $837 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $725 | $882 | $961 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $745 | $1,212 | $1,286 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$223 | +$505 | +$526 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Mount Vernon costs $745 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 41.0% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Mount Vernon
Bachelor's degrees in Mount Vernon
| Period | Mount Vernon | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.8% | 26.7% | 23.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.7% | 27.7% | 25.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.2% | 30.0% | 27.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 33.5% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.2 pts | +6.8 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Mount Vernon have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 9.0%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Mount Vernon
| Period | Mount Vernon | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 66.9% | 84.6% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 70.0% | 86.9% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 74.9% | 88.9% | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.0% | 90.9% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +12.1 pts | +6.3 pts | +6.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in five adults in Mount Vernon never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Mount Vernon
| Period | Mount Vernon | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.2% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 19.2% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.8% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.3% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.0 pts | −3.4 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Mount Vernon is close to the national rate: 5.3% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is higher than in the Knoxville area as a whole (3.6%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Mount Vernon compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 2.60 | 43.8 | 14.5% | 14.8% | 12.5% | 1989 | $745 | 9.0% | 79.0% | 5.3% |
| Gudger | 2.36 | 42.7 | 11.5% | 19.6% | 7.7% | 1994 | $653 | 14.4% | 87.6% | 8.9% |
| Madisonville | 2.47 | 43.2 | 12.9% | 30.3% | 6.0% | 1989 | $788 | 14.5% | 84.4% | 5.5% |
| Hiwassee College | 2.09 | 49.1 | 14.4% | 29.3% | 1.7% | 1995 | $913 | 19.6% | 92.9% | 2.0% |
| Nonaburg | 2.60 | 41.7 | 13.4% | 22.6% | 8.9% | 1985 | $809 | 16.6% | 86.7% | 6.2% |
| Sweetwater | 2.39 | 41.4 | 14.4% | 32.6% | 6.4% | 1988 | $656 | 15.5% | 85.0% | 3.3% |
| Englewood | 2.71 | 43.4 | 12.5% | 19.7% | 12.0% | 1980 | $853 | 16.3% | 87.8% | 6.0% |
| Hopewell Springs | 2.43 | 48.4 | 15.9% | 28.7% | 8.6% | 1991 | $882 | 17.3% | 90.8% | 1.9% |
| Big Creek | 2.82 | 40.8 | 15.3% | 31.0% | 16.8% | 1992 | $861 | 10.2% | 83.5% | 3.8% |
| Tellico Hills | 2.11 | 51.6 | 0.4% | 11.5% | 15.3% | 1993 | $1,053 | 30.6% | 90.4% | 1.7% |
| Niota | 2.58 | 43.9 | 11.5% | 16.2% | 13.6% | 1996 | $792 | 16.1% | 88.0% | 1.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Mount Vernon. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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