Vandalia

Population: 6,041
Median household income: $43,184
Median home value: $88,800

Vandalia, a community in Fayette County, Illinois, has 6,041 residents. Its median household income of $43,184 runs below the Fayette County figure of $57,113.

From 2019 to 2023, Vandalia's population declined 12.6% from 6,909 to 6,041, while its median home value rose 6.1% from $83,700 to $88,800.

The median gross rent is $738. 10.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,041
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $43,184
Median home value: $88,800
Median gross rent: $738
Housing units: 2,383
Homeownership rate: 64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9096,041

Median household income

$36,395$43,184

Median home value

$83,700$88,800

Median gross rent

$625$738

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,909	$36,395	$83,700	$625
2020	6,615	$35,862	$81,900	$622
2021	6,459	$36,064	$74,900	$669
2022	6,058	$37,380	$84,800	$717
2023	6,041	$43,184	$88,800	$738

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 179.6%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	250	4.1%
5 to 17	579	9.6%
18 to 24	624	10.3%
25 to 34	1,037	17.2%
35 to 44	718	11.9%
45 to 54	856	14.2%
55 to 64	879	14.6%
65 to 74	583	9.7%
75 and over	515	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,742	78.5%
Black or African American	688	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	80	1.3%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	165	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	352	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate46.4%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	692	15.1%
High school graduate	2,131	46.4%
Some college or associate's	1,265	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	338	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	162	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,729	83.6%
Carpooled	118	5.7%
Public transit	5	0.2%
Walked	73	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	107	5.2%
Other means	36	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	861	43.9%
15 to 29 min	548	27.9%
30 to 44 min	456	23.3%
45 to 59 min	56	2.9%
60+ min	40	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 22.1% (1,100 of 4,973)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,059	51.1%
Nonfamily households	1,014	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,073	87.0%
Vacant	310	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,327	64.0%
Renter-occupied	746	36.0%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,808	75.9%
1-unit, attached	41	1.7%
2 to 4 units	297	12.5%
5 to 19 units	93	3.9%
20 or more units	106	4.4%
Mobile home & other	38	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1777317
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.9746, -89.1107