Vermilion County, Illinois

Vermilion County has a population of 72,386 and has shrunk 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $97,200, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $56,877.

Home price
$97,200
Income
$56,877
Population
72,386
Unemployment
6.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$97,200county
Median gross rent$838county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198078.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$881county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$974county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,179county
Home insurance / yr$2,643(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$56,877county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate17.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.9%county
Unemployment rate6.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.5%county
Share of workers employed by government17.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.0%county
Economic output per resident$57,748county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.81%county
Top state income tax4.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport86626county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.1%county
Traffic deaths18.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.0%county
Public schools in the county33county
Public school enrollment11267county
Students per full-time teacher15.3county
Free lunch eligible70.8%county
Elementary schools17county
Middle schools7county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population72,386county
Land area in square miles898county
People per square mile of land80.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract28.3%county
Population change since 2020-4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person36.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents174county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in1,149county
Households that moved away1,251county
Average income of arriving households$40,737county
Average income of departing households$44,942county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year10county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings41.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate289(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation26.9 incounty
Annual snowfall26.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.02 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F21 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days182 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.2¢county
Household electricity use1,045 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas53.9%county
Homes heated by propane7.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband87.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk76.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk87.1county
Landslide risk62.6county
Hail risk83.4county
Earthquake risk85.2county
Tornado risk79.7county
Tropical cyclone risk46.2county
Extreme heat risk79.1county
Winter weather risk91.1county
Strong wind risk87.1county
Wildfire risk22.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Vermilion County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Illinois figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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