The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Vernon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Vernon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Vernon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Vernon is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.79% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Vernon in 2022 was $21,970, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,880 for a family of four. However, Vernon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Vernon is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vernon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vernon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vernon include Irish, English, European, Dutch, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
