CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Vergennes

Illinois · 325 residents · 0.35 sq mi

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Vergennes is home to 325 people in Illinois. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $29,400. The population has fallen 34% since 2000. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 32%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

325

−34%vs 2000

vs 491 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

+86%vs 2000

vs 17.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024303

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.3%(14)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.3%(14)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(27)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(61)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.3%(27)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(37)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(38)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(22)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,827

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,458 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,563

+35%vs 2000

vs $8,574 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.3%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,400

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $425 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.0%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

15.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.1%(349)

Black22.4%(110)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(21)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(325)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(11)

Asian origin

Mongolian0.7%(2)

Ancestry

German21.5%(65)

English9.9%(30)

Irish9.6%(29)

American8.6%(26)

French4.6%(14)

Dutch2%(6)

Polish2%(6)

Welsh1.7%(5)

Scottish1%(3)

British0.7%(2)

Armenian0.3%(1)

Italian0.3%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Swedish0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.3%

−17.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 17.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.4%(42)

Married59.4%(82)

Widowed0.7%(1)

Divorced9.4%(13)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(21)

Married53.6%(60)

Widowed8%(9)

Divorced19.6%(22)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 9.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.3%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.8%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.9%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 67.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.9%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)47.8%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.7%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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