Metro area · CBSA 34540
Mount Vernon
The Mount Vernon, OH metro area has 63,142 people. Median rent is $950, 15.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Knox County at $1,136. Of the 8 places we track here, Gambier has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$73,878
Median home value
$239,400
Unemployment
2.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,136
HUD, Knox 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 | 17,052 | $948 | 21.1% |
| Apple Valley | 5,548 | $1,165 | 13.9% |
| Fredericktown | 2,652 | $831 | 15.2% |
| Utica | 2,248 | $818 | 11.6% |
| Gambier | 2,126 | $725 | 9.3% |
| Centerburg | 1,839 | $834 | 13.1% |
| Danville | 615 | $545 | 12.3% |
| South Mount Vernon | 589 | $1,109 | 22.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.