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Mount Vernon, OH vs Columbus, OH

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- Household income in Columbus, is 19% more than it is in Mount Vernon and is 18% below the National Average.
- Mount Vernon unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Columbus unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Mount Vernon, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,417  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,575$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,500  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Vernon, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mount Vernon, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.2%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    5 Reviews

I've lived in Mount Vernon for almost eight years and it's alright. The good and bad weigh out. The goods being the festivals and events are amazing. I've gone to the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I lived in Mount Vernon through the 1990s, moved to Columbus until 2013, and am currently stranded in Mount Vernon. Most of Mount Vernon is well maintained and pretty,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Mount Vernon Ohio is a small, quiet, safe neighborhood and I love the  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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