Mount Vernon, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mount Vernon, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,300. 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-KY · Mount Vernon, KY 1 ZIPs · 9,300 pop · #22646/25278 · Rockcastle County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $46,907
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22646/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Brodhead
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,300
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $156,300

Nearest income peer: Brodhead, KY (+ $5,712 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

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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, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,300
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,907
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($46,907 average) · poverty 22.6%. The primary code (40456) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mount Vernon as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Gamaliel is the closest lower-income city and Barlow 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, 40456

9,300 ACS residents, one ZIP: 40456 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Mount Vernon's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 166 establishments, 2,775 employees , annual payroll $112,388k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40456 (166 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (36) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Mount Vernon, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Rockcastle County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mount Vernon. See the Rockcastle County roll-up →

Mount Vernon sits in the upper half of Rockcastle County on income: Orlando and Livingston report less, while Brodhead reports more. Orlando marks the far end of that range at $35,417, 24% below Mount Vernon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40456 9,300 $46,907 166 21

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, .