PlainZIP

Mount Vernon, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mount Vernon, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 24,108. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MOUNT-VERNON-IL · Mount Vernon, IL 1 ZIPs · 24,108 pop · #17684/25278 · Jefferson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,451
  • RANK-LOWER #17684/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bluford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 24,108
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $124,800

Nearest income peer: Bluford, IL ( $989 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Mount Vernon

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mount Vernon on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mount Vernon, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
24,108
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,451
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,451 and poverty 13.9% concentrate in 62864.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mount Vernon as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Evansville is the closest lower-income city and Rock Falls the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mount Vernon.

Population concentration

Mount Vernon reads through its lone ZIP, 62864

24,108 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62864 is not the leading code inside Mount Vernon, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Mount Vernon's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 752 establishments, 18,429 employees , annual payroll $968,506k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62864 (752 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (129) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Mount Vernon, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mount Vernon. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Mount Vernon sits in the lower half of Jefferson County on income: Ina, Woodlawn and Dix report more, Bonnie and Belle Rive report less. Scheller marks the far end of that range at $104,808, 73% above Mount Vernon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62864 24,108 $60,451 752 64
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Mount Vernon roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Mount Vernon, .