Metcalf vs Vermilion

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

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

Vermilion has the higher population (194 vs 151 in Metcalf). Metcalf has the higher median household income ($54,405 vs $46,250 in Vermilion). Vermilion has the higher median home value ($59,600 vs $55,000 in Metcalf).

Population, income & housing

	Metcalf	Vermilion
Population	151	194
Median age	49.8 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,405	$46,250
Median home value	$55,000	$59,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,075
Housing units	93	77
Homeownership rate	71.1%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.6%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	29.7%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Metcalf	Vermilion
Population	186 → 151 (-18.8%)	231 → 194 (-16.0%)
Median household income	$34,583 → $54,405 (+57.3%)	$49,545 → $46,250 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $55,000 (+100.0%)	$54,400 → $59,600 (+9.6%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $623 (+8.9%)	$1,063 → $1,075 (+1.1%)

Metcalf

Population

186151

Median household income

$34,583$54,405

Median home value

$27,500$55,000

Median gross rent

$572$623

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)

	Metcalf	Vermilion
Under 5	0.7%	10.8%
5 to 17	11.9%	24.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	9.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	3.6%
45 to 54	18.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	7.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	35.1%	11.9%
75 and over	2.6%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Metcalf	Vermilion
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Metcalf	Vermilion
No high school diploma	19.5%	14.2%
High school graduate	63.4%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.6%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Metcalf	Vermilion
Drove alone	73.1%	81.6%
Carpooled	21.2%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Metcalf	Vermilion
1-unit, detached	87.1%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	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	11.8%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Metcalf	Vermilion
Poverty rate	4.0%	18.0%
Average household size	1.99	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	41	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938