Relocating - Demographics
POPULATION
City 16,269 County 40,045
CLIMATE
Average Temperature Average Precipitation
Summer 78°F 95.52°C Rain 38.00 in 96.52 cm
Winter 32°F 0.00°C Snow 16.00 in 40.64 cm
| MAJOR EMPLOYERS |
| EMPLOYER |
PRODUCT |
EMPLOYEES |
YEAR EST. |
| Continental Tire North America |
Automotive Tires |
2,100 |
1974 |
| St. Mary's Good Samaritan, Inc. |
Health Care |
852 |
1944 |
| Walgreens |
Distribution Center |
1,250 |
1990 |
| National Railway Equipment Co. |
Train Engines |
115 |
1997 |
| Physicians Filing Service |
Medical Records |
90 90 |
1987 |
LABOR FORCE FOR MT. VERNON LMA ANNUAL AVERAGE FOR YEAR 2000
Total Labor Force............19,240 Total Employed............18,100
Percentages
Manufacturing......16% Non-Manufacturing.....81% Percent Agriculture.....3%
Economic Development :Jefferson County Development Corporation
TAX STRUCTURE
Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation. Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook County where commercial property is assessed at 38% and industrial property is assessed at 36%
County Tax Rate.....0.06808 City Tax Rate........1.0648
School Tax Rate.....5.6352 Other Tax Rate.....0.8461
Total Sales Tax Rate.....7.25% Local Tax-Electricity......5.10%
Local Tax-Telephone....5.10% Local Tax-Natural Gas...5.10%
Local Tax-Water............0%
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Government Type............................Mayor/Council/Town
Illinois Representative District....................................108
Illinois Senate District......................................................54
U.S. Congressional District.............................................22
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