Mount Vernon, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 844. Estimated population in July 2024: 819 (-3.0% change)
Males: 393 (46.6%), Females: 451 (53.4%)
Zip code: 36560
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $29,861
Median house value: $58,300
Population by Race
Races in Mount Vernon:
- Black (53.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (22.6%), English (6.5%), Irish (4.4%), German (3.2%), Subsaharan African (1.4%).
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mount Vernon town
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -139 (-14.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:
- SEARCY HOSPITAL ACUTE CARE ADMISS UNIT (about 2 miles; MT VERNON, AL)
- NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY (about 23 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL)
- UNIV OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; MOBILE, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Vernon:
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 33 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: MOB)
- MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 33 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: BFM)
- TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL (about 57 miles; PASCAGOULA, MS; Abbreviation: PQL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Vernon:
- MARK REYNOLDS/NORTH MOBILE COUNTY (about 14 miles; CREOLA, AL; Abbreviation: 15A)
- BAY MINETTE MUNI (about 21 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Abbreviation: 1R8)
- JACKSON MUNI (about 28 miles; JACKSON, AL; Abbreviation: 4R3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Vernon:
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 30 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 41 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 68 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,282)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 71 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,036)
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)
Public primary/middle schools in Mount Vernon:
- ET BELSAW – MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL (Students: 318; Location: 1650 GARTMAN CIR; Grades: KG – 08)
- CALCEDEAVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 235; Location: 20185 RICHARD WEAVER RD; Grades: PK – 06)