| | People QuickFacts | Mount Vernon | Ohio |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 17,087 | 11,541,007 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 16,990 | 11,536,502 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.6% | Z |
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Population, 2010 | 16,990 | 11,536,504 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.8% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 17.3% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.5% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 95.3% | 82.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.5% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.8% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 94.3% | 81.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 75.4% | 85.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.3% | 3.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 1.7% | 6.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 88.3% | 87.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 19.6% | 24.5% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,218 | 914,971 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.0 | 22.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 7,836 | 5,127,508 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 58.1% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 30.7% | 22.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $100,800 | $135,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 6,903 | 4,554,007 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.26 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,109 | $25,618 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $35,609 | $48,071 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 19.5% | 14.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Mount Vernon | Ohio |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,098 | 897,939 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 21.8% | 27.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,422,383 | 295,890,890 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 72,681 | 135,575,279 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 324,795 | 138,816,008 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,292 | $12,049 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 41,057 | 17,779,905 |