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Mount Vernon, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mount Vernon, WA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 45,330. 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-WA · Mount Vernon, WA 2 ZIPs · 45,330 pop · #7297/25278 · Skagit County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $86,447
  • RANK-UPPER #7297/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burlington
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-SMALL 45,330
  • SPREAD-MOD 98273→98274
  • HOME-HIGH $520,000

Nearest income peer: Burlington, WA (+ $1,167 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, WA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
45,330
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,447
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 98273 (28,717 residents). Household income $86,447 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mount Vernon as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Castle Rock is the closest lower-income city and Blaine 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.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Mount Vernon differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Mount Vernon: $76,717 in ZIP 98273 to $96,177 in 98274. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

98273 to 98274

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

98273 to 98274

Poverty-rate spread
4.1 points

98274 to 98273

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 98273 skews compact Mount Vernon

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 98273 covers about 63% of Mount Vernon's 45,330 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Mount Vernon

Citywide ZBP: 1,378 establishments, 17,253 employees , annual payroll $1,010,970k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98273 (1,053 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (218) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Mount Vernon, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Skagit County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Mount Vernon. See the Skagit County roll-up →

Mount Vernon lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Skagit County: Sedro Woolley, Anacortes and La Conner earn more and Concrete, Rockport and Hamilton earn less. Lyman marks the far end of that range at $133,750, 55% above Mount Vernon.

Side-by-side: Compare 98273 vs 98274 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98273 28,717 $76,717 1,053 132
98274 16,613 $96,177 325 45
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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, .