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Moving to Mount Vernon, Missouri

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Population: 4,017. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,402 (+9.6% change)
Males: 1,935 (48.2%), Females: 2,082 (51.8%)

Zip code: 65712

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $28,628
Median house value: $68,000

Population by Race

Races in Mount Vernon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (17.5%), Irish (16.0%), United States (15.3%), English (12.8%), French (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

Land area: 3.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon

  • High school or higher: 76.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Vernon city

  • Never married: 14.7%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 14.9%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +261 (+6.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mount Vernon:

  • MISSOURI REHABILITATION CTR (600 N MAIN)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:

  • COX-MONETT HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MONETT, MO)
  • AURORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; AURORA, MO)
  • SOUTH BARRY COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; CASSVILLE, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Vernon:

  • SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 32 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 47 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 67 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Vernon:

  • MOUNT VERNON MUNI (about 6 miles; MOUNT VERNON, MO; Abbreviation: 2MO)
  • JERRY SUMMERS SR AURORA MUNICIPAL (about 14 miles; AURORA, MO; Abbreviation: 2H2)
  • MONETT MUNI (about 19 miles; MONETT, MO; Abbreviation: M58)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Vernon:

  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 48 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)

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