Brocton vs Vermilion

A side-by-side comparison of Brocton and Vermilion: population, income, housing, and more.

Brocton and Vermilion are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brocton has the higher population (262 vs 194 in Vermilion). Brocton has the higher median household income ($58,393 vs $46,250 in Vermilion). Brocton has the higher median home value ($74,700 vs $59,600 in Vermilion).

Population, income & housing

	Brocton	Vermilion
Population	262	194
Median age	53.6 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,393	$46,250
Median home value	$74,700	$59,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,075
Housing units	124	77
Homeownership rate	97.3%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brocton	Vermilion
Population	340 → 262 (-22.9%)	231 → 194 (-16.0%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $58,393 (+13.9%)	$49,545 → $46,250 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$46,700 → $74,700 (+60.0%)	$54,400 → $59,600 (+9.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,063 → $1,075 (+1.1%)

Brocton

Population

340262

Median household income

$51,250$58,393

Median home value

$46,700$74,700

Vermilion

Population

231194

Median household income

$49,545$46,250

Median home value

$54,400$59,600

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,075

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brocton	Vermilion
Under 5	8.8%	10.8%
5 to 17	13.7%	24.2%
18 to 24	2.7%	3.1%
25 to 34	8.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	0.8%	3.6%
45 to 54	17.6%	7.7%
55 to 64	22.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	14.1%	11.9%
75 and over	11.5%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brocton	Vermilion
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brocton	Vermilion
No high school diploma	7.7%	14.2%
High school graduate	43.9%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brocton	Vermilion
Drove alone	86.1%	81.6%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	8.2%
Other means	2.6%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brocton	Vermilion
1-unit, detached	87.9%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Brocton	Vermilion
Poverty rate	6.9%	18.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1953	1938