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Mount Vernon Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 48,666
Land Area (2000): 2,605.838 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 34.787 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	40,696	40.83%
Rural, Farm	7,044	7.07%
Rural, Non-farm	51,940	52.11%

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Mount Vernon Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Mount Vernon Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	21,295	19,121	2,174	10.21%	102
1991	21,403	19,007	2,395	11.19%	112
1992	21,411	18,992	2,419	11.30%	113
1993	21,868	19,788	2,081	9.51%	95
1994	21,796	19,937	1,859	8.53%	85
1995	21,698	20,130	1,568	7.22%	72
1996	21,596	19,748	1,848	8.56%	85
1997	21,469	19,825	1,643	7.65%	77
1998	22,633	21,117	1,516	6.70%	67
1999	22,423	21,095	1,329	5.92%	59
2000	23,092	21,859	1,233	5.34%	53
2001	23,516	22,135	1,381	5.87%	59
2002	23,568	22,135	1,433	6.08%	61
2003	23,146	21,668	1,478	6.39%	64
2004	23,470	22,050	1,420	6.05%	61
2005	24,607	23,286	1,322	5.37%	54
2006	25,440	24,174	1,266	4.98%	50
2007	26,032	24,680	1,351	5.19%	52
2008	25,626	23,991	1,635	6.38%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	21,045	18,745	2,300	10.93%	109
Feb 1990	21,181	18,615	2,566	12.11%	121
Mar 1990	21,341	19,054	2,287	10.72%	107
Apr 1990	21,070	18,974	2,096	9.95%	99
May 1990	21,133	19,153	1,980	9.37%	94
Jun 1990	21,532	19,478	2,054	9.54%	95
Jul 1990	21,493	19,513	1,980	9.21%	92
Aug 1990	21,662	19,313	2,349	10.84%	108
Sep 1990	21,229	19,052	2,177	10.25%	103
Oct 1990	21,477	19,358	2,119	9.87%	99
Nov 1990	21,092	19,026	2,066	9.80%	98
Dec 1990	21,279	19,166	2,113	9.93%	99

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	21,303	18,819	2,484	11.66%	117
Feb 1991	21,360	18,939	2,421	11.33%	113
Mar 1991	21,475	19,175	2,300	10.71%	107
Apr 1991	21,453	19,358	2,095	9.77%	98
May 1991	21,288	19,261	2,027	9.52%	95
Jun 1991	21,770	19,513	2,257	10.37%	104
Jul 1991	21,661	19,252	2,409	11.12%	111
Aug 1991	21,464	18,997	2,467	11.49%	115
Sep 1991	21,262	18,824	2,438	11.47%	115
Oct 1991	21,528	18,932	2,596	12.06%	121
Nov 1991	21,121	18,552	2,569	12.16%	122
Dec 1991	21,145	18,465	2,680	12.67%	127

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	21,490	18,460	3,030	14.10%	141
Feb 1992	21,282	18,298	2,984	14.02%	140
Mar 1992	21,224	18,437	2,787	13.13%	131
Apr 1992	21,111	18,654	2,457	11.64%	116
May 1992	21,401	18,967	2,434	11.37%	114
Jun 1992	21,825	19,103	2,722	12.47%	125
Jul 1992	22,002	19,503	2,499	11.36%	114
Aug 1992	21,598	19,289	2,309	10.69%	107
Sep 1992	21,426	19,365	2,061	9.62%	96
Oct 1992	21,322	19,513	1,809	8.48%	85
Nov 1992	21,134	19,226	1,908	9.03%	90
Dec 1992	21,114	19,087	2,027	9.60%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	20,969	18,583	2,386	11.38%	114
Feb 1993	21,273	18,758	2,515	11.82%	118
Mar 1993	21,593	19,295	2,298	10.64%	106
Apr 1993	21,723	19,497	2,226	10.25%	102
May 1993	21,995	19,931	2,064	9.38%	94
Jun 1993	22,487	20,367	2,120	9.43%	94
Jul 1993	22,396	20,370	2,026	9.05%	90
Aug 1993	22,106	20,136	1,970	8.91%	89
Sep 1993	21,884	20,024	1,860	8.50%	85
Oct 1993	22,162	20,249	1,913	8.63%	86
Nov 1993	21,867	20,119	1,748	7.99%	80
Dec 1993	21,963	20,121	1,842	8.39%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	21,545	19,278	2,267	10.52%	105
Feb 1994	21,676	19,392	2,284	10.54%	105
Mar 1994	21,712	19,655	2,057	9.47%	95
Apr 1994	21,932	20,078	1,854	8.45%	85
May 1994	21,845	20,093	1,752	8.02%	80
Jun 1994	22,107	20,247	1,860	8.41%	84
Jul 1994	22,231	20,304	1,927	8.67%	87
Aug 1994	22,056	20,195	1,861	8.44%	84
Sep 1994	21,672	19,962	1,710	7.89%	79
Oct 1994	21,855	20,110	1,745	7.98%	80
Nov 1994	21,568	20,036	1,532	7.10%	71
Dec 1994	21,350	19,891	1,459	6.83%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	21,294	19,486	1,808	8.49%	85
Feb 1995	21,341	19,530	1,811	8.49%	85
Mar 1995	21,349	19,677	1,672	7.83%	78
Apr 1995	21,700	20,081	1,619	7.46%	75
May 1995	21,656	20,075	1,581	7.30%	73
Jun 1995	22,239	20,592	1,647	7.41%	74
Jul 1995	22,074	20,550	1,524	6.90%	69
Aug 1995	21,819	20,275	1,544	7.08%	71
Sep 1995	21,598	20,242	1,356	6.28%	63
Oct 1995	21,980	20,569	1,411	6.42%	64
Nov 1995	21,710	20,335	1,375	6.33%	63
Dec 1995	21,616	20,153	1,463	6.77%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	21,080	19,219	1,861	8.83%	88
Feb 1996	21,169	19,327	1,842	8.70%	87
Mar 1996	21,049	19,367	1,682	7.99%	80
Apr 1996	21,181	19,641	1,540	7.27%	73
May 1996	21,531	19,895	1,636	7.60%	76
Jun 1996	22,511	20,121	2,390	10.62%	106
Jul 1996	21,693	19,836	1,857	8.56%	86
Aug 1996	22,139	19,804	2,335	10.55%	105
Sep 1996	22,221	20,174	2,047	9.21%	92
Oct 1996	21,750	20,099	1,651	7.59%	76
Nov 1996	21,465	19,802	1,663	7.75%	77
Dec 1996	21,367	19,695	1,672	7.83%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	21,042	19,104	1,938	9.21%	92
Feb 1997	21,178	19,170	2,008	9.48%	95
Mar 1997	21,271	19,448	1,823	8.57%	86
Apr 1997	21,251	19,779	1,472	6.93%	69
May 1997	21,320	20,020	1,300	6.10%	61
Jun 1997	21,615	20,081	1,534	7.10%	71
Jul 1997	21,615	20,155	1,460	6.75%	68
Aug 1997	21,635	20,065	1,570	7.26%	73
Sep 1997	21,733	20,170	1,563	7.19%	72
Oct 1997	21,759	20,178	1,581	7.27%	73
Nov 1997	21,706	20,006	1,700	7.83%	78
Dec 1997	21,498	19,726	1,772	8.24%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	22,238	20,239	1,999	8.99%	90
Feb 1998	22,230	20,314	1,916	8.62%	86
Mar 1998	22,261	20,559	1,702	7.65%	76
Apr 1998	22,446	21,114	1,332	5.93%	59
May 1998	22,682	21,313	1,369	6.04%	60
Jun 1998	23,033	21,352	1,681	7.30%	73
Jul 1998	22,657	21,206	1,451	6.40%	64
Aug 1998	22,655	21,146	1,509	6.66%	67
Sep 1998	23,189	21,844	1,345	5.80%	58
Oct 1998	23,093	21,749	1,344	5.82%	58
Nov 1998	22,599	21,323	1,276	5.65%	56
Dec 1998	22,515	21,246	1,269	5.64%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	22,079	20,683	1,396	6.32%	63
Feb 1999	22,292	20,735	1,557	6.98%	70
Mar 1999	22,207	20,920	1,287	5.80%	58
Apr 1999	22,195	20,982	1,213	5.47%	55
May 1999	22,313	21,140	1,173	5.26%	53
Jun 1999	22,927	21,462	1,465	6.39%	64
Jul 1999	22,712	21,347	1,365	6.01%	60
Aug 1999	22,496	21,115	1,381	6.14%	61
Sep 1999	22,482	21,107	1,375	6.12%	61
Oct 1999	22,679	21,387	1,292	5.70%	57
Nov 1999	22,413	21,238	1,175	5.24%	52
Dec 1999	22,286	21,023	1,263	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	23,024	21,713	1,311	5.69%	57
Feb 2000	23,197	21,776	1,421	6.13%	61
Mar 2000	23,312	21,968	1,344	5.77%	58
Apr 2000	23,064	21,996	1,068	4.63%	46
May 2000	23,132	22,043	1,089	4.71%	47
Jun 2000	23,354	22,130	1,224	5.24%	52
Jul 2000	23,159	21,815	1,344	5.80%	58
Aug 2000	22,762	21,492	1,270	5.58%	56
Sep 2000	23,070	21,953	1,117	4.84%	48
Oct 2000	23,045	21,952	1,093	4.74%	47
Nov 2000	23,037	21,797	1,240	5.38%	54
Dec 2000	22,943	21,671	1,272	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	23,318	21,802	1,516	6.50%	65
Feb 2001	23,120	21,642	1,478	6.39%	64
Mar 2001	23,339	21,964	1,375	5.89%	59
Apr 2001	23,703	22,256	1,447	6.10%	61
May 2001	23,487	22,354	1,133	4.82%	48
Jun 2001	23,940	22,587	1,353	5.65%	57
Jul 2001	23,687	22,243	1,444	6.10%	61
Aug 2001	23,531	21,991	1,540	6.54%	65
Sep 2001	23,611	22,341	1,270	5.38%	54
Oct 2001	23,696	22,346	1,350	5.70%	57
Nov 2001	23,418	22,117	1,301	5.56%	56
Dec 2001	23,336	21,977	1,359	5.82%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	23,501	21,948	1,553	6.61%	66
Feb 2002	23,461	21,940	1,521	6.48%	65
Mar 2002	23,531	22,063	1,468	6.24%	62
Apr 2002	23,628	22,272	1,356	5.74%	57
May 2002	23,638	22,349	1,289	5.45%	55
Jun 2002	23,858	22,395	1,463	6.13%	61
Jul 2002	23,656	22,028	1,628	6.88%	69
Aug 2002	23,549	22,020	1,529	6.49%	65
Sep 2002	23,645	22,331	1,314	5.56%	56
Oct 2002	23,559	22,201	1,358	5.76%	58
Nov 2002	23,396	22,068	1,328	5.68%	57
Dec 2002	23,397	22,004	1,393	5.95%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	22,964	21,347	1,617	7.04%	70
Feb 2003	22,839	21,181	1,658	7.26%	73
Mar 2003	22,918	21,376	1,542	6.73%	67
Apr 2003	23,097	21,774	1,323	5.73%	57
May 2003	23,111	21,774	1,337	5.79%	58
Jun 2003	23,768	22,195	1,573	6.62%	66
Jul 2003	23,298	21,736	1,562	6.70%	67
Aug 2003	23,384	21,708	1,676	7.17%	72
Sep 2003	23,129	21,718	1,411	6.10%	61
Oct 2003	23,195	21,843	1,352	5.83%	58
Nov 2003	23,129	21,780	1,349	5.83%	58
Dec 2003	22,918	21,582	1,336	5.83%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	23,205	21,639	1,566	6.75%	67
Feb 2004	22,868	21,328	1,540	6.73%	67
Mar 2004	22,882	21,360	1,522	6.65%	67
Apr 2004	23,041	21,739	1,302	5.65%	57
May 2004	23,179	21,867	1,312	5.66%	57
Jun 2004	23,603	22,147	1,456	6.17%	62
Jul 2004	23,908	22,387	1,521	6.36%	64
Aug 2004	23,649	22,157	1,492	6.31%	63
Sep 2004	23,812	22,525	1,287	5.40%	54
Oct 2004	24,173	22,831	1,342	5.55%	56
Nov 2004	23,733	22,393	1,340	5.65%	56
Dec 2004	23,586	22,227	1,359	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	24,120	22,659	1,461	6.06%	61
Feb 2005	24,031	22,530	1,501	6.25%	62
Mar 2005	24,019	22,712	1,307	5.44%	54
Apr 2005	24,352	23,121	1,231	5.06%	51
May 2005	24,608	23,411	1,197	4.86%	49
Jun 2005	25,130	23,807	1,323	5.26%	53
Jul 2005	25,055	23,668	1,387	5.54%	55
Aug 2005	25,010	23,687	1,323	5.29%	53
Sep 2005	25,008	23,759	1,249	4.99%	50
Oct 2005	24,733	23,473	1,260	5.09%	51
Nov 2005	24,545	23,239	1,306	5.32%	53
Dec 2005	24,676	23,362	1,314	5.33%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	24,846	23,355	1,491	6.00%	60
Feb 2006	24,708	23,178	1,530	6.19%	62
Mar 2006	24,816	23,432	1,384	5.58%	56
Apr 2006	25,346	24,063	1,283	5.06%	51
May 2006	25,467	24,333	1,134	4.45%	45
Jun 2006	25,879	24,592	1,287	4.97%	50
Jul 2006	26,230	24,825	1,405	5.36%	54
Aug 2006	25,989	24,668	1,321	5.08%	51
Sep 2006	25,634	24,489	1,145	4.47%	45
Oct 2006	25,389	24,355	1,034	4.07%	41
Nov 2006	25,458	24,425	1,033	4.06%	41
Dec 2006	25,520	24,370	1,150	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	25,860	24,464	1,396	5.40%	54
Feb 2007	25,526	24,099	1,427	5.59%	56
Mar 2007	25,669	24,414	1,255	4.89%	49
Apr 2007	25,867	24,646	1,221	4.72%	47
May 2007	26,150	24,973	1,177	4.50%	45
Jun 2007	26,767	25,367	1,400	5.23%	52
Jul 2007	26,435	24,948	1,487	5.63%	56
Aug 2007	26,111	24,635	1,476	5.65%	57
Sep 2007	26,472	25,192	1,280	4.84%	48
Oct 2007	25,855	24,572	1,283	4.96%	50
Nov 2007	25,951	24,608	1,343	5.18%	52
Dec 2007	25,717	24,245	1,472	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	25,590	23,899	1,691	6.61%	66
Feb 2008	25,539	23,964	1,575	6.17%	62
Mar 2008	25,816	24,425	1,391	5.39%	54
Apr 2008	25,720	24,394	1,326	5.16%	52
May 2008	25,663	24,257	1,406	5.48%	55
Jun 2008	25,913	24,176	1,737	6.70%	67
Jul 2008	25,792	23,888	1,904	7.38%	74
Aug 2008	25,342	23,380	1,962	7.74%	77
Sep 2008	25,256	23,534	1,722	6.82%	68
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Mount Vernon Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	2,324	10.25%
2.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	2,238	9.87%
3.	Educational Services	1,144	5.04%
4.	Public Administration	1,136	5.01%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	998	4.40%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	922	4.06%
7.	Truck Transportation	914	4.03%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	848	3.74%
9.	Health Care	754	3.32%
10.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	750	3.31%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	702	3.09%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	646	2.85%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	604	2.66%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	578	2.55%
15.	Mining	466	2.05%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	424	1.87%
17.	Machinery Manufacturing	360	1.59%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	354	1.56%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	338	1.49%
20.	Finance and Insurance	324	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	4,144	20.83%
2.	Educational Services	2,492	12.52%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,568	7.88%
4.	Finance and Insurance	912	4.58%
5.	Social Assistance	876	4.40%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	796	4.00%
7.	Public Administration	750	3.77%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	738	3.71%
9.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	650	3.27%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	564	2.83%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	470	2.36%
12.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	414	2.08%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	388	1.95%
14.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	292	1.47%
15.	Construction	236	1.19%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	236	1.19%
17.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	232	1.17%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	214	1.08%
19.	Private Household Services	214	1.08%
20.	Other Transportation	212	1.07%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,814	8.00%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,628	7.18%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,070	4.72%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	922	4.06%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	842	3.71%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	838	3.69%
7.	Other Management Occupations	810	3.57%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	794	3.50%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	770	3.39%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	744	3.28%
11.	Farmers and Farm Managers	654	2.88%
12.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	644	2.84%
13.	Other Construction Trades	596	2.63%
14.	Other Material Moving Workers	514	2.27%
15.	Carpenters	502	2.21%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	450	1.98%
17.	Assemblers and Fabricators	430	1.90%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	388	1.71%
19.	Law Enforcement Workers	380	1.68%
20.	Engineers	342	1.51%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,408	7.08%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,038	5.22%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	870	4.37%
4.	Cashiers	830	4.17%
5.	Health Technologists and Technicians	800	4.02%
6.	Registered Nurses	762	3.83%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	712	3.58%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	702	3.53%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	700	3.52%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	668	3.36%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	654	3.29%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	646	3.25%
13.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	598	3.01%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	562	2.82%
15.	Other Management Occupations	560	2.81%
16.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	558	2.80%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	528	2.65%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	486	2.44%
19.	Other Production Occupations	456	2.29%
20.	Child Care Workers	398	2.00%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	39,439	50.27%
15-35 hours	8,825	11.25%
1-14 hours	1,964	2.50%
No regular hours	28,232	35.98%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,715	4.13%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,229	2.96%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,935	4.66%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,480	8.37%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	4,239	10.20%
7 AM-7:29 AM	5,055	12.16%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	7,811	18.80%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,792	11.53%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,376	3.31%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,320	3.18%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	721	1.73%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	303	0.73%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,762	9.05%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,820	9.19%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,336	5.62%
5-9	6,167	14.84%
10-14	8,076	19.43%
15-19	7,620	18.34%
20-24	5,247	12.63%
25-29	2,109	5.07%
30-34	4,428	10.65%
35-39	795	1.91%
40-44	737	1.77%
45-59	1,490	3.59%
60-89	1,361	3.27%
At least 90	1,192	2.87%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	288	0.69%	31,267	75.24%
30-44	10	0.02%	5,950	14.32%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,490	3.59%
At least 60	30	0.07%	2,523	6.07%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	10	0.02%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,006	9.30%
Car / truck / van, solo	35,874	83.29%
Motorcycle	92	0.21%
Other	333	0.77%
Public transportation	328	0.76%
Walked	915	2.12%
Worked at home	1,511	3.51%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mount Vernon Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 37,700 (91,786 people)
: 26,138 (77,096 people)
: 11,190
: 57,325
Mount Vernon Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,946	12.81%
$10,000-$14,999	3,172	8.21%
$15,000-$19,999	3,161	8.19%
$20,000-$24,999	3,064	7.93%
$25,000-$29,999	3,094	8.01%
$30,000-$34,999	2,799	7.25%
$35,000-$39,999	2,604	6.74%
$40,000-$44,999	2,524	6.54%
$45,000-$49,999	1,981	5.13%
$50,000-$59,999	3,621	9.38%
$60,000-$74,999	3,157	8.18%
$75,000-$99,999	2,528	6.55%
$100,000-$124,999	1,011	2.62%
$125,000-$149,999	314	0.81%
$150,000-$199,999	288	0.75%
$200,000 or more	353	0.91%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,191	27.56%
Family, 2 people	6,057	32.16%
Nonfamily, 2 people	536	2.85%
Family, 3 people	3,027	16.07%
Nonfamily, 3 people	67	0.36%
Family, 4 people	2,349	12.47%
Nonfamily, 4 people	32	0.17%
Family, 5 people	1,053	5.59%
Nonfamily, 5 people	11	0.06%
Family, 6 people	347	1.84%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	162	0.86%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	28,621	27.47%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	13,832	13.28%
Public Assistance	1,269	1.22%
Retirement	7,116	6.83%
Self Employment	6,041	5.80%
Social Security	12,823	12.31%
Supplemental Security	1,844	1.77%
Wage / Salary	27,196	26.10%
Other	5,450	5.23%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	13,132	58.88%
With children under 18	9,170	41.12%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,073	10.09%
Married	26,537	65.73%
Never Married	8,469	20.98%
Widowed	1,294	3.21%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,062	10.28%
Married	23,922	60.56%
Never Married	6,436	16.29%
Widowed	5,082	12.87%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mount Vernon Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Mount Vernon Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	6,961	9.21%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	11,145	14.75%
High school diploma or equivalent	24,676	32.65%
Some college, no degree	17,821	23.58%
Associate degree	5,867	7.76%
Bachelors degree	5,978	7.91%
Graduate or professional degree	3,124	4.13%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,626	3.34%	337	0.69%	1,963	4.03%
Kindergarten	1,269	2.61%	109	0.22%	1,378	2.83%
Grades 1-4	5,496	11.29%	402	0.83%	5,898	12.12%
Grades 5-8	5,004	10.28%	293	0.60%	5,297	10.88%
Grades 9-12	5,374	11.04%	269	0.55%	5,643	11.60%
Undergrad college	3,354	6.89%	208	0.43%	3,562	7.32%
Graduate or professional school	369	0.76%	82	0.17%	451	0.93%
Total	22,492	46.22%	1,700	3.49%	24,192	49.71%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mount Vernon Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Mount Vernon Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	82,473	87.74%
Below Poverty Level	11,528	12.26%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mount Vernon Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,006

Mount Vernon Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mount Vernon Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Mount Vernon Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,146	12.63%
10-19 Years	6,946	14.27%
20-29 Years	5,809	11.94%
30-39 Years	6,791	13.95%
40-49 Years	7,333	15.07%
50-59 Years	5,671	11.65%
60-69 Years	4,053	8.33%
70-79 Years	3,583	7.36%
80-89 Years	1,952	4.01%
90+ Years	382	0.78%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	24,588	50.52%
Female	24,078	49.48%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	44,143	90.71%
African-American	3,150	6.47%
Hispanic/Latino	586	1.20%
Multiracial	463	0.95%
Asian	199	0.41%
Amerindian	92	0.19%
Other Race	30	0.06%
Pacific Islander	3	0.01%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	16,744	25.16%
2.	United States Or American	15,394	23.13%
3.	English	10,374	15.59%
4.	Irish	9,321	14.00%
5.	Polish	2,398	3.60%
6.	French Non-Basque	2,165	3.25%
7.	Dutch	1,634	2.46%
8.	Scotch Irish	1,580	2.37%
9.	Italian	1,427	2.14%
10.	Scottish	1,178	1.77%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	91,217	97.11%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,246	1.33%
3.	German	441	0.47%
4.	Other West Germanic	352	0.37%
5.	French	196	0.21%
6.	Polish	72	0.08%
7.	African	58	0.06%
8.	Tagalog	54	0.06%
9.	Scandinavian	48	0.05%
10.	Urdu	48	0.05%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	98,923	99.24%
Naturalized immigrant	407	0.41%
Not a citizen	350	0.35%

Mount Vernon Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mount Vernon Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mount Vernon Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Mount Vernon Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bald Hill	Dodds	Opdyke
Beaver Creek	Elk Prairie	Pendleton
Belle Prairie City	Farrington	Rome
Belle Rive	Field	Scheller
Blissville	Flannigan	Shiloh
Bluford	Grand Prairie	South Crouch
Bonnie	Ina	South Flannigan
Broughton	Knight Prairie	South Twigg
Casner	Macedonia	Spring Garden
Centralia	Mayberry	Texico
Crook	Mc Leansboro	Twigg
Crouch	McClellan	Waltonville
Dahlgren	Moores Prairie	Webber
Dale	Mount Vernon	Woodlawn
Dix	Nason

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Mount Vernon (19,762)	Bald Hill (564)	Beaver Creek (283)
Mc Leansboro (3,917)	Farrington (552)	South Crouch (249)
Ina (2,455)	Twigg (549)	Nason (234)
Dodds (1,805)	Knight Prairie (504)	South Flannigan (139)
Webber (1,559)	Bonnie (424)	South Twigg (129)
Field (1,460)	Waltonville (422)	Belle Prairie City (60)
Dahlgren (1,224)	Broughton (398)	Macedonia (51)
McClellan (1,163)	Blissville (396)	Texico
Grand Prairie (1,024)	Moores Prairie (391)	Centralia
Casner (993)	Elk Prairie (376)	Shiloh
Dix (839)	Belle Rive (371)	Dale
Bluford (785)	Crouch (348)	Rome
Pendleton (712)	Crook (347)	Scheller
Woodlawn (630)	Mayberry (333)	Opdyke
Spring Garden (575)	Flannigan (301)