Metro area · CBSA 34500
Mount Vernon
The Mount Vernon, IL metro area has 36,550 people. Median rent is $885, 16.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Jefferson County at $994. Of the 4 places we track here, Dix has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$63,118
Median home value
$126,000
Unemployment
5.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$994
HUD, Jefferson County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 14,090 | $910 | 19.7% |
| Ina | 1,560 | $536 | 11.9% |
| Woodlawn | 632 | $1,009 | 16.7% |
| Dix | 568 | $418 | 10.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.