Mount Vernon City, Indiana

Mount Vernon City is a city located in Posey County, Indiana, in the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. The city has a population of 7478 as per the 2000 census data. The July 2008 population estimate is 6980, It is the 86th largest in terms of population. The city spans an area of 2.53 square miles (6.55 square kilometre), of which, 2.46 square miles (6.37 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 158th largest by size in Indiana.

As of the census of 2000, there were 7478 residents, 3027 households, and 2059 families in the city. The population density was 3036 people per square mile (1172.21/kmē), it is the 21st most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Indiana. There were 3312 housing units at an average density of 1346.3 per square mile (519.81/kmē). The average household size was 2.43 people, and the average family size was 2.97 people. In the Mount Vernon City, 26.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 8% were 18 to 24, 27.9% were 25 to 44, 23.1% were 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88 males. The median age of the city's population was 37.6 years, The median age of males was 36.1 years, for females the median age was 39.1 years. The racial makeup of the city was 95.85% White, 2.65% Black or African American, 0.16% American Indian, 0.23% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.86% from two or more races and 0.25% Other races.

Mount Vernon city Indiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Mount Vernon city Indiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Mount Vernon City Indiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $36543, it is the 310th wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $49432, making its Indiana's 160th highest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $19264, it is 162nd wealthiest city by per capita income in Indiana. The median income was $22785, Males have a median income of $32105 versus $16183 for females.

In 2000, 1881 pupils and students, of which 47.74% are male and 52.26% are female, 25.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.06% nursery or pri school, 6.11% kindergarten, 50.72% elementary school, 22.49% high school and 14.62% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census7478
April 2000 Estimate7503
July 2000 Estimate7493
July 2001 Estimate7413
July 2002 Estimate7373
July 2003 Estimate7285
July 2004 Estimate7238
July 2005 Estimate7160
July 2006 Estimate7090
July 2007 Estimate7034
July 2008 Estimate6980
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5064114
Kindergarten6748115
Elementary school457497954
High school197226423
College or graduate school127148275
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Mount Vernon city, Indiana$36543$49432$19264
Posey County, Indiana$44209$53737$19516
Indiana, United States$41567$50261$20397
United States$41994$50046$21587