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Population (year 2000): 3,390
Males: 1,586 (46.8%), Females: 1,804 (53.2%)
Linn County
Zip code:
52314
Median resident age: 29.7 years
Median household income: $51,228 (year 2000)
Median house value: $119,000 (year 2000)
Races in Mount Vernon:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (36.9%), Irish (16.9%),
English (11.9%), Swedish (5.8%), Norwegian (5.5%), Czech (4.5%).
Elevation: 885 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon
- High school or higher: 93.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.9%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mount Vernon city
- Never married: 35.9%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 3.3%
- Divorced: 8.8%
2.3% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 0.6% Europe).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS,
IA)
- JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
ANAMOSA, IA)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mount Vernon:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 20 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 60 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 72 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Vernon:
- MARION (about 10 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)
- IOWA CITY MUNI (about 22 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; ID:
IOW)
- MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; TIPTON, IA; ID:
8C4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mount Vernon:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 20 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 65
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 71 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
Public high school in Mount Vernon:
- MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 402;
Location: 525 PALISADES RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mount Vernon:
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 484;
Location: 615 5TH AVE SOUTH; Grades: KG - 05)
- MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 298;
Location: 221 FIRST STREET EAST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Mount Vernon:
- RUSSELL D. COLE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$48,365; Location: 600 1ST ST. WEST; 12,194 books; 289
audio materials; 120 video materials; 37 serial
subscriptions)
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