What percentage of people rent in Mount Vernon, KY?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Vernon, KY, 2020–2024
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49.5% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Vernon, KY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 495 renting households against 504 that own their home.

In Mount Vernon, the share of households that rent went from 54.3% in 2015–2019 to 49.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.5% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 495 (±125)
Median renter income: $22,798 (±$9,981)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Vernon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Vernon	Rockcastle County	Kentucky	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.5% (±7.9 points)	25.7% (±2.9 points)	31.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	495 (±125)	1,677 (±223)	574,561 (±5,417)	45,017,354
Owning households	504 (±97)	4,857 (±211)	1,239,908 (±8,203)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,798 (±$9,981)	$30,519 (±$7,395)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$51,000 (±$11,538)	$52,668 (±$5,835)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009

In Mount Vernon, the renter share is higher than in Rockcastle County (25.7%).

It is also higher than in Kentucky (31.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Rockcastle County, Mount Vernon ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 68 of 448.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Mount Vernon has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	54.3% (±7.3 points)	49.5% (±7.9 points)	−4.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$535 (±$42)	$620 (±$147)	+15.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$23,192 (±$5,713)	$38,697 (±$7,691)	+66.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Mount Vernon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Vernon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Vernon	—	49.5% (±7.9 points)	—
Brodhead	5.7 mi	55.1% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Livingston	7.7 mi	44.8% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different
Crab Orchard	12 mi	39.1% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Berea	16 mi	41.3% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Eubank	18 mi	40.0% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
McKee	20 mi	59.5% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
Annville	20 mi	4.5% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Science Hill	21 mi	36.5% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Annville, KY (4.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Rockcastle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Brodhead	55.1% (±10.0 points)
2	Mount Vernon	49.5% (±7.9 points)
3	Livingston	44.8% (±23.5 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mount Vernon

How many renters are there in Mount Vernon?

Mount Vernon has an estimated 495 (±125) renting households, 49.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Vernon?

In Mount Vernon, the share of households that rent went from 54.3% in 2015–2019 to 49.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Vernon?

A renting household in Mount Vernon has 2.4 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Vernon?

The median renting household in Mount Vernon, KY has an income of $22,798 (±$9,981) a year, against $51,000 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Mount Vernon city, Kentucky (place:54174, in state:21).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.