Vernon is a city of 69 people in Illinois. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 109 fewer people here than in 2000. At a median age of 46.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $57,000. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,313, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vernon
What changed most since 1990
Population217 → 69(−68%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants90.5% → 73.0%(−17.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate34.9% → 23.2%(−11.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)37.5%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)50%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 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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Over time
Vernon, decade by decade
Vernon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
217
$40,667
$35,999
4.3%
0.0
2000
178
$39,470
$55,743
2.1%
8.2
2010
129
$40,999
$73,943
0.0%
3.8
2020
103
$50,376
–
3.7%
2.4
2024
69
$60,313
$57,000
12.2%
7.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
