Census place 5347560

Mount Vernon

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Mount Vernon city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Mount Vernon.

According to the 2025 estimate, Mount Vernon has a population of 35,193 and 2,862 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 91 covered Washington places are: median gross rent is $1,405, below the comparison median of $1,779; median household income is $75,777, below the comparison median of $91,951; and median home value is $472,300, below the comparison median of $549,300. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median gross rent
$1,405
Below the comparison median of $1,779
median household income
$75,777
Below the comparison median of $91,951
median home value
$472,300
Below the comparison median of $549,300

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Mount Vernon's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
35,193
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.1%
Population estimate
Density
2,862/sq mi
12.3 sq mi land area
Median age
36 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$75,777
Median home value
$472,300
Median gross rent
$1,405
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.9%
Typical commute
22.9 min
Drive-alone commute
74.3%
Public transit commute
0.5%
Walked to work
1.5%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
39.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
56.1%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
57.6%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.7%
Working from home
13.5%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
94.3%
Homes built 2020+
0.8%
Households without a vehicle
5.9%
Households with children
34.9%
Residents with a disability
14.7%
Residents without insurance
8.5%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Skagit County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
18
Severe Storm declarations
9
Flood declarations
6
Coastal Storm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: WHIDBEY ISLAND NAS (17 mi from place center)
Average high
59.1°F
Average low
45.1°F
Annual rainfall
19.9"
Annual snowfall
5.4"

Month by month

A year in Mount Vernon.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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