Vernon Hills is home to 26,876 people in Illinois. 68% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The foreign-born share is 34%. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 46% more than in Illinois as a whole. Growth has run 34% since 2000, or 6,756 more people.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $121,943, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
68% 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 Hills
What changed most since 1990
Asian share6.2% → 24.6%(+18.4 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share88.2% → 57.9%(−30.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree41.4% → 67.8%(+26.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Vernon Hills's population equals 3.8% of Lake County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 6.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.0% of the county's.
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)35.2%(251)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.9%(106)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.3%(209)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.7%(69)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 713 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 Hills, decade by decade
Vernon Hills 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
15,351
$117,299
$338,890
41.4%
27.2
2000
20,120
$129,879
$357,955
54.3%
46.6
2010
25,113
$125,866
$506,809
56.1%
65.1
2020
26,850
$122,083
$413,911
60.8%
75.4
2024
26,876
$121,943
$412,300
67.8%
73.7
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.
