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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mount Vernon is $20,247, which is lower than the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mount Vernon median household income is $54,750, which has grown by 48.75% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 42.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mount Vernon residents spend 17.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #256

Mount Vernon, SD	20,247 USD
South Dakota	26,311 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mount Vernon, SD	28,304 USD
South Dakota	27,734 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mount Vernon, SD	32,941 USD
South Dakota	33,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mount Vernon, SD	24,750 USD
South Dakota	23,365 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #74

Mount Vernon, SD	54,750 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mount Vernon, SD	60,949 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #134

Mount Vernon, SD	48.75%
South Dakota	42.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mount Vernon, SD		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.78%	$8,554, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.35%	$15,337, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.58%	$1,645, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.66%	$13,281, see rank	14.40%	$20,930	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mount Vernon, SD	59,821 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mount Vernon, SD	66,550 USD
South Dakota	78,762 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mount Vernon, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$55,500, see rank	$52,535	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mount Vernon, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$29,792, see rank	$27,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,143, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,750, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$31,250, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mount Vernon, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	367, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	185, 50.41%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	145, 78.38%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	145, 78.38%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	137, 94.48%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 5.52%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	40, 21.62%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	182, 49.59%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	125, 68.68%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	125, 68.68%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	125, 100.00%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	57, 31.32%, see rank	35.08%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mount Vernon, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	259, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	184, 71.04%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	45, 17.37%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	7, 2.70%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 2.32%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17, 6.56%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mount Vernon, SD	17.5 minutes
South Dakota	16.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mount Vernon, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	262	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	137, 52.29%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30, 21.90%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	13, 9.49%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14, 10.22%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 3.65%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 10.95%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	38, 27.74%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	125, 47.71%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	39, 31.20%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	32, 25.60%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	42, 33.60%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12, 9.60%, see rank	5.69%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mount Vernon, SD	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	262, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	17, 6.49%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	16, 6.11%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	50, 19.08%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12, 4.58%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	21, 8.02%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12, 4.58%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	12, 4.58%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5, 1.91%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 4.20%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	61, 23.28%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	15, 5.73%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 4.20%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19, 7.25%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mount Vernon, SD	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	94	16.85%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16	9.82%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.