General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2950672, place: Mount Vernon city, Missouri)Total Population: 4,017Male: 1,935 (48.17%)
Female: 2,082 (51.83%)
Population data by age, 2000 dataUnder 5 years: 262 (6.52%)
5 to 9 years: 258 (6.42%)
10 to 14 years: 257 (6.4%)
15 to 19 years: 261 (6.5%)
20 to 24 years: 241 (6%)
25 to 34 years: 466 (11.6%)
35 to 44 years: 474 (11.8%)
45 to 54 years: 501 (12.47%)
55 to 59 years: 209 (5.2%)
60 to 64 years: 163 (4.06%)
65 to 74 years: 351 (8.74%)
75 to 84 years: 381 (9.48%)
85 years and over: 193 (4.8%)
Median age: 40.6 yearsPopulation data by age, legal ages, 2000 data18 years and over: 3,083 (76.75%)
21 years and over: 2,933 (73.01%)
62 years and over: 1,013 (25.22%)
65 years and over: 925 (23.03%)
18 years and older by gender, 2000 data18 years and over: 3,083 (76.75%)
--Male: 1,427 (35.52%)
--Female: 1,656 (41.22%)
65 years and older by gender, 2000 data65 years and over: 925 (23.03%)
--Male: 373 (9.29%)
--Female: 552 (13.74%)
Races, 2000 dataOne Race: 3,978 (99.03%)
--White: 3,860 (96.09%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 49 (1.22%)
--Black or African American: 27 (0.67%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 37 (0.92%)
--Asian: 11 (0.27%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 1 (0.02%)
----Filipino: 4 (0.1%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 1 (0.02%)
----Vietnamese: 1 (0.02%)
----Other Asian: 4 (0.1%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 22 (0.55%)
Two or more Races: 39 (0.97%)
Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 dataHispanic or Latino (of any race): 49 (1.22%)
--Mexican: 23 (0.57%)
--Puerto Rican: 7 (0.17%)
--Cuban: 1 (0.02%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 18 (0.45%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 3,968 (98.78%)
--White Alone: 3,860 (96.09%)
Housedold Data, 2000 dataHousehold population: 3,647 (90.79%)
--Householder: 1,606 (39.98%)
--Spouse: 754 (18.77%)
--Child: 1,010 (25.14%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 839 (20.89%)
--Other relatives: 140 (3.49%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 55 (1.37%)
--Nonrelatives: 137 (3.41%)
----Unmarried partner: 58 (1.44%)
Living in group quarters: 370 (9.21%)
--Institutionalized Population: 370 (9.21%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 1,606Family households (families): 1,006 (62.64%)
----With own children under 18 years: 452 (28.14%)
--Married-couple families: 754 (46.95%)
----With own children under 18 years: 290 (18.06%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 199 (12.39%)
----With own children under 18 years: 127 (7.91%)
Nonfamily households: 600 (37.36%)
--Householder living alone: 543 (33.81%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 261 (16.25%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 489 (30.45%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 515 (32.07%)
Average household size: 2.27 people
Average family size: 2.89 people
Housing Units, 2000 dataTotal housing units: 1,730
Occupied housing units: 1,606 (92.83%)
Vacant housing units: 124 (7.17%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 16 (0.92%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5.6%
Occupied housing units: 1,606 (92.83%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,016 (58.73%)
Renter occupied housing units: 590 (34.1%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.34 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.15 people
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