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Vernon Hills

Illinois · 26,825 residents (2025 est.) · 7.74 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
26,876
+34%since 2000
from 20,120 in 2000
26,825 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,474 / sq mi
+12%since 2009
from 3,088 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.8
+22%since 2000
from 34.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
7.74 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
14K18K21K25K28K19902000201020202024Vernon Hills
202427K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(1,478)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(1,521)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.8%(1,833)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(1,693)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.1%(1,382)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 348.7%(2,342)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.5%(4,429)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5415.2%(4,073)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.4%(3,340)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(2,616)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.7%(1,539)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(630)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$121,943
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $71,297 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$65,910
+104%since 2000
from $32,246 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
71.7%
+15.3 ptssince 2009
from 56.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.1%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 2.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.440
+7%since 2010
from 0.410 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration7.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing5.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Finance & insurance2.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade2%
US avg: 6.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$412,300
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $196,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,903
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $866 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.5%
−12.4 ptssince 2000
from 79.8% in 2000
32.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.43 people
−13%since 2009
from 2.78 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.9%
−12.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.0%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.4
−16%since 2009
from 4.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
42
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic78%(15,691)
Black1.7%(336)
Hispanic / Latino7.2%(1,446)
Asian11.6%(2,337)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic57.9%(15,548)
Black1.9%(512)
Hispanic / Latino11.5%(3,088)
Asian24.6%(6,618)
Other4.1%(1,110)
Diversity Score
74
+30%since 2009
from 57 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.5%(2,023)
Puerto Rican1.6%(430)
Colombian0.6%(152)
Cuban0.5%(140)
Ecuadorian0.3%(79)
Honduran0.3%(70)
Argentine0.2%(42)
Chilean0.1%(37)
Dominican0%(11)
Asian origin
Asian Indian11.9%(3,190)
Chinese4.8%(1,296)
Korean3%(804)
Filipino2.1%(552)
Mongolian0.5%(146)
Taiwanese0.4%(116)
Pakistani0.4%(108)
Japanese0.3%(85)
Vietnamese0.2%(61)
Sri Lankan0.1%(25)
Burmese0.1%(17)
Ancestry
German10.4%(2,784)
Italian8.3%(2,244)
English7.6%(2,037)
Polish6.2%(1,667)
Irish6%(1,601)
Russian5.4%(1,446)
American3.4%(926)
Ukrainian2.6%(702)
Norwegian1.6%(437)
French1.6%(430)
Romanian1.4%(369)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.2%(310)
Czech1%(272)
Arab1%(264)
Greek0.7%(200)
Lithuanian0.7%(199)
Hungarian0.7%(198)
Austrian0.7%(189)
Bulgarian0.7%(175)
Nigerian0.6%(172)
Canadian0.6%(171)
Welsh0.6%(151)
Dutch0.4%(108)
Finnish0.3%(84)
Egyptian0.3%(81)
Latvian0.3%(79)
Lebanese0.3%(75)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(74)
Scottish0.3%(71)
Kenyan0.3%(68)
Danish0.2%(65)
British0.2%(53)
Swiss0.2%(48)
West Indian0.2%(45)
Iranian0.1%(38)
Serbian0.1%(38)
Brazilian0.1%(32)
Armenian0.1%(28)
Croatian0.1%(22)
Slovak0.1%(17)
Iraqi0%(12)
Ethiopian0%(12)
Israeli0%(11)
Turkish0%(11)
Syrian0%(6)
Belgian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
67.8%
+13.5 ptssince 2000
from 54.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.7%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 94.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
30.7%
+12.2 ptssince 2000
from 18.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.9 min
+27%since 2000
from 21.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
60.9%
−19.6 ptssince 2009
from 80.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
4.8%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
29.3%
+24.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 6.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.7%
−5.8 ptssince 2011
from 74.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 78.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
7.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
61.6%
+10.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
33.6%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.4%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2012
from 7.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.5%
−3.6 ptssince 2013
from 8.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.8%
+4.6 ptssince 2017
from 89.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.2%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 95.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 87.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
58.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 59.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2016
from 10.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.3%(3,284)
Married62.6%(6,567)
Widowed1.1%(116)
Divorced5%(523)
Women 15+
Never married27.8%(3,216)
Married54.2%(6,268)
Widowed8.2%(953)
Divorced9.7%(1,117)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.5%
−3.6 ptssince 2013
from 8.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
68.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 69.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 10.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 81.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
26.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 25.2% 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)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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Vernon Hills, Illinois?

Vernon Hills, Illinois has about 26,876 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Vernon Hills, Illinois?

The typical household in Vernon Hills, Illinois earns about $121,943 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Vernon Hills, Illinois expensive?

In Vernon Hills, Illinois, the median home is worth about $412,300, and the typical rent is about $1,903 a month.

How educated are people in Vernon Hills, Illinois?

About 67.8% of adults age 25 and over in Vernon Hills, Illinois hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Vernon Hills, Illinois?

About 6.1% of people in Vernon Hills, Illinois live below the federal poverty line.

Has Vernon Hills, Illinois grown since 1990?

Yes, Vernon Hills, Illinois has grown since 1990. The population has added about 11,525 residents, a change of about 75 percent over that period.

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