Mount Vernon, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Mount Vernon home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

2,738

Population Estimate

$116,712

Median Home Value

90.5%

Employment Rate

23.4%

Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$196

Median Listing Price$348,675

Median Days on Market101

Active Listings45

New Listings4

Total Listings (Active + Pending)55

Avg Listing Price$603,893

Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%

Avg Listing Price Change YoY-1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.64

Family Dual Income56.3

Median Household Income$46,250

Median Individual Income$26,635

Home Ownership62.0%

Home Value$116,712

Median Rent$822

Rent Burden28.5%

Poverty12.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

No Highschool Degree or GED16.0%
Highschool Education26.1%
Some College34.6%
Bachelors Degree16.5%
Graduate Degree6.9%
Total College or Above23.4%
Stem Degree47.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

Male48.7%
Female51.3%

MARITAL STATUS

Married47.2%
Divorced13.1%
Never Married29.1%
Widowed10.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMount Vernon

State IDTX

Population2,738

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group	% of Population
Under 18	30.8%
19–29	11.2%
30–39	17.1%
40–49	6.5%

Age Group	% of Population
50–59	9.5%
60–69	11.4%
70–79	8.0%
80+	5.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation58.5%

Unemployment Rate9.5%

Disabled19.7%

ETHNICITY

White78.2%

Black15.2%

Asian0.2%

Native American0.2%

Pacific Islander0.0%

Other2.5%

Multiple3.7%

OTHER

Hispanic18.7%

Limited English1.3%

Health Uninsured14.1%

Veteran13.1%

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