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Vermilion County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Vermilion County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Vermilion County is a small Illinois county of 73,179 residents with a labor force participation rate of 55.5% and an unemployment rate of 6.3%, reflecting a workforce under structural pressure; only 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.7% have a high school diploma. The county's cost profile is low, with a median home value of $92,900, median gross rent of $802/month, and median worker earnings of $39,823. Population has declined 6.7% over five years, and a poverty rate of 17.2% signals ongoing economic stress, though GDP per capita of $45,550 exceeds median household income of $56,877 on a per-worker basis.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

71,106

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$56,877

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.7% since 2018

Vermilion County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone56,446 (78.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,699 (14.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,379 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,271 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone852 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone640 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,972
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island247
  3. 3.Other Indo-European212
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic89
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)56

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,469

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,550

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,447

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,655
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,408
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,307
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing2,396
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities2,032

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,827
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,831
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations6,502
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,925
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,229

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.79×)1,241
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.73×)832
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.59×)4,748
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)3,561
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.06×)1,509

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$92,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$802/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,319 (11.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,092 (9.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9991,487 (7.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,458 (6.9%)
  • $40,000 to $49,9991,410 (6.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,389 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,823

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone23,751 (79.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,983 (9.9%)
  • Carpooled1,998 (6.7%)
  • Walked925 (3.1%)
  • Public Transit154 (0.5%)
  • Other105 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.