COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vermilion vs Charleston
PLACE A
Vermilion, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Vermilion is 100% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $44,497 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -10%).
VERMILIONCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population196159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density3591,386−1,027
Population growth-9.8%25.1%−34.9 pts
Median age32.436.6−4.2
Male53.9%47.7%+6.1 pts
Female46.1%52.3%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.1%71.7%+27.3 pts
Black0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%6.1%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$47,917$92,414−$44,497
Per capita income$24,726$59,875−$35,149
Poverty rate12.3%12.3%+0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.6%58.3%−49.7 pts
Graduate degree5.7%22.8%−17.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%3.4%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation61.3%67.6%−6.2 pts
Median home value$75,700$509,700−$434,000
Median gross rent$1,050$1,722−$672
Owner-occupied80.2%55.6%+24.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%12.1%−4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%51.8%+4.4 pts
Average commute24.424.2+0.1
Worked from home6.0%19.4%−13.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.9%6.0%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025