Vermillion is a city of 11,878 people in South Dakota. This skews young, with a median age of 23.1. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. 66% were living in the same home a year earlier. This is an unusually credentialed place: 51% of adults have a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 24.4%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,456, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vermillion
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree44.2% → 50.6%(+6.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share93.4% → 81.9%(−11.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate30.7% → 24.4%(−6.3 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)36.2%(166)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(111)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17%(78)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.5%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.5%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 458 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
Vermillion, decade by decade
Vermillion 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
10,034
$39,548
$123,604
44.2%
15.8
2000
9,765
$43,893
$133,527
45.4%
22.4
2010
10,571
$43,925
$171,621
44.5%
27.2
2020
11,695
$53,027
$192,472
53.9%
40.7
2024
11,878
$50,456
$219,000
50.6%
39.9
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.
