2020 census As of the
2020 census, North Vernon had a population of 6,608. The median age was 38.9 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.7 males age 18 and over. 96.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 4.0% lived in rural areas. There were 2,715 households in North Vernon, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.5% were married-couple households, 21.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 6,728 people, 2,656 households, and 1,667 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 2,948 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.0%
White, 1.5%
African American, 0.2%
Native American, 0.4%
Asian, 1.2% from
other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. There were 2,656 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were
married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age in the city was 35.6 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 6,515 people, 2,665 households, and 1,684 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,892 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.47%
White, 1.49%
African American, 0.20%
Native American, 0.40%
Asian, 0.28% from
other races, and 1.17% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population. There were 2,665 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were
married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.01. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,244, and the median income for a family was $41,020. Males had a median income of $31,173 versus $21,137 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,836. About 7.6% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==