Meckling vs Vermillion

A side-by-side comparison of Meckling and Vermillion: population, income, housing, and more.

Meckling and Vermillion are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Vermillion has the higher population (11,800 vs 64 in Meckling). Since 2019, Meckling's population has grown faster (+120.7% vs +9.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Meckling	Vermillion
Population	64	11,800
Median age	61.5 yrs	22.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$52,815
Median home value	—	$210,200
Median gross rent	—	$728
Housing units	32	4,623
Homeownership rate	68.8%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	50.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meckling	Vermillion
Population	29 → 64 (+120.7%)	10,753 → 11,800 (+9.7%)
Median household income	—	$40,874 → $52,815 (+29.2%)
Median home value	—	$159,600 → $210,200 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$740 → $728 (-1.6%)

Meckling

Population

2964

Vermillion

Population

10,75311,800

Median household income

$40,874$52,815

Median home value

$159,600$210,200

Median gross rent

$740$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meckling	Vermillion
Under 5	14.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	41.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	28.1%	7.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	7.4%
65 to 74	42.2%	5.9%
75 and over	0.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meckling	Vermillion
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meckling	Vermillion
No high school diploma	27.3%	6.9%
High school graduate	32.7%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	25.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meckling	Vermillion
Drove alone	100.0%	71.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	13.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meckling	Vermillion
1-unit, detached	100.0%	45.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	31.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Meckling	Vermillion
Poverty rate	0.0%	25.1%
Average household size	2.00	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1944	1979