Iuka vs Vernon

A side-by-side comparison of Iuka and Vernon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Iuka has the higher population (451 vs 83 in Vernon). Iuka has the higher median household income ($51,563 vs $49,583 in Vernon).

Population, income & housing

	Iuka	Vernon
Population	451	83
Median age	34.9 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,563	$49,583
Median home value	$72,700	—
Median gross rent	$706	$625
Housing units	191	71
Homeownership rate	84.5%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iuka	Vernon
Population	498 → 451 (-9.4%)	92 → 83 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$40,795 → $51,563 (+26.4%)	$40,313 → $49,583 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$52,300 → $72,700 (+39.0%)	$55,000 → $58,100 (+5.6%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $706 (+0.9%)	$532 → $625 (+17.5%)

Iuka

Population

498451

Median household income

$40,795$51,563

Median home value

$52,300$72,700

Median gross rent

$700$706

Vernon

Population

9283

Median household income

$40,313$49,583

Median home value

$55,000$58,100

Median gross rent

$532$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iuka	Vernon
Under 5	11.3%	2.4%
5 to 17	19.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.1%	3.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	7.8%	19.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	20.5%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.0%
75 and over	4.4%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iuka	Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iuka	Vernon
No high school diploma	11.3%	20.0%
High school graduate	35.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iuka	Vernon
Drove alone	81.2%	85.7%
Carpooled	13.8%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	11.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iuka	Vernon
1-unit, detached	66.5%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.9%	31.0%

Poverty & households

	Iuka	Vernon
Poverty rate	12.9%	26.5%
Average household size	2.80	1.60
Mean commute (minutes)	29	64
Median year structure built	1979	1974