Vermilion County, Illinois

23 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 73,179
Median household income: $54,537
Median home value: $92,900

Home to 73,179 residents, Vermilion County is one of Illinois's counties. 23 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $54,537 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Vermilion County's population declined 5.7% from 77,563 to 73,179, while its median household income rose 17.2% from $46,515 to $54,537.

81.5% of workers drive to work alone. 78.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 73,179
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,537
Median home value: $92,900
Median gross rent: $802
Housing units: 34,390
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

77,56373,179

Median household income

$46,515$54,537

Median home value

$79,900$92,900

Median gross rent

$685$802

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	77,563	$46,515	$79,900	$685
2020	76,704	$46,842	$80,900	$683
2021	74,953	$49,063	$81,700	$726
2022	74,113	$52,787	$91,000	$769
2023	73,179	$54,537	$92,900	$802

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,426	6.0%
5 to 17	12,774	17.5%
18 to 24	5,717	7.8%
25 to 34	8,413	11.5%
35 to 44	8,875	12.1%
45 to 54	8,267	11.3%
55 to 64	10,006	13.7%
65 to 74	8,584	11.7%
75 and over	6,117	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56,451	77.1%
Black or African American	10,794	14.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	0.1%
Asian	632	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	85	0.1%
Two or more races	1,197	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,968	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,657	9.3%
High school graduate	20,848	41.5%
Some college or associate's	16,598	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,839	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,320	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,239	81.5%
Carpooled	2,255	7.6%
Public transit	178	0.6%
Walked	661	2.2%
Bicycle	8	0.0%
Worked from home	2,243	7.5%
Other means	167	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,614	42.2%
15 to 29 min	9,207	33.5%
30 to 44 min	4,183	15.2%
45 to 59 min	1,533	5.6%
60+ min	971	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 17.2% (12,065 of 70,087)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,516	58.0%
Nonfamily households	12,669	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,185	87.8%
Vacant	4,205	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,899	69.2%
Renter-occupied	9,286	30.8%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,107	78.8%
1-unit, attached	289	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1,817	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1,929	5.6%
20 or more units	1,320	3.8%
Mobile home & other	1,928	5.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 17183
State: Illinois
Land area: 898 sq mi
Water area: 2.91 sq mi
Center point: 40.1868, -87.7268

Cities & places

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