Patoka vs Vernon

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

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

Patoka has the higher population (544 vs 83 in Vernon). Patoka has the higher median household income ($62,344 vs $49,583 in Vernon). Since 2019, Patoka's population has grown faster (-5.6% vs -9.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Patoka	Vernon
Population	544	83
Median age	38.1 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,344	$49,583
Median home value	$77,500	—
Median gross rent	$811	$625
Housing units	246	71
Homeownership rate	82.5%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patoka	Vernon
Population	576 → 544 (-5.6%)	92 → 83 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$52,596 → $62,344 (+18.5%)	$40,313 → $49,583 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $77,500 (+25.6%)	$55,000 → $58,100 (+5.6%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $811 (+29.8%)	$532 → $625 (+17.5%)

Patoka

Population

576544

Median household income

$52,596$62,344

Median home value

$61,700$77,500

Median gross rent

$625$811

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)

	Patoka	Vernon
Under 5	2.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	25.0%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	3.6%
35 to 44	15.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	19.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	20.5%
65 to 74	7.4%	12.0%
75 and over	7.4%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patoka	Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patoka	Vernon
No high school diploma	3.0%	20.0%
High school graduate	46.7%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patoka	Vernon
Drove alone	87.3%	85.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patoka	Vernon
1-unit, detached	72.8%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.8%	31.0%

Poverty & households

	Patoka	Vernon
Poverty rate	9.3%	26.5%
Average household size	2.44	1.60
Mean commute (minutes)	27	64
Median year structure built	1971	1974