COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Vermilion County

Illinois · 88,257 residents · 898 sq mi

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Vermilion County is home to 88,257 people in Illinois. Median home value sits at $38,500. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 26% less than in Illinois as a whole. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $324 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

88,257

+5%vs 2000

vs 83,919 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

898 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202472K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(5,946)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(6,464)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(6,571)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(6,167)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(5,022)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(13,281)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(12,654)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(9,450)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(8,716)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(8,075)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(4,474)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(1,437)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,841

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,071 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,771

−30%vs 2000

vs $16,787 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,500

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.7% in 2000

28.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.7%(71,038)

Black10.5%(8,802)

Hispanic / Latino3%(2,504)

Asian0.6%(494)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.6%(79,042)

Black9%(7,937)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(1,016)

Asian0.6%(544)

Other0.8%(734)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.8%(3,464)

Puerto Rican0.3%(242)

Cuban0.1%(71)

Central American0.1%(40)

Dominican0%(23)

Panamanian0%(21)

Spaniard0%(15)

Nicaraguan0%(10)

Honduran0%(9)

South American0%(5)

Chilean0%(4)

Venezuelan0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(280)

Filipino0.2%(111)

Vietnamese0.1%(77)

Korean0.1%(56)

Chinese0.1%(49)

Japanese0%(19)

Sri Lankan0%(19)

Pakistani0%(14)

Taiwanese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(21)

Chamorro0%(5)

Ancestry

German13.3%(9,651)

English10.3%(7,462)

Irish8%(5,770)

American7%(5,076)

Scottish1.7%(1,258)

Italian1.7%(1,228)

French1.3%(924)

Polish1.1%(814)

Dutch1%(743)

Norwegian0.7%(506)

Danish0.6%(403)

Swedish0.5%(388)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.5%(345)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(343)

Welsh0.4%(273)

Austrian0.3%(251)

British0.2%(180)

Belgian0.2%(179)

Czech0.2%(176)

Canadian0.2%(162)

Slovak0.2%(141)

Subsaharan African0.2%(125)

Russian0.1%(97)

Greek0.1%(85)

Arab0.1%(78)

Hungarian0.1%(72)

French Canadian0.1%(68)

Ukrainian0.1%(61)

Finnish0.1%(44)

Swiss0.1%(40)

Syrian0.1%(37)

Egyptian0%(36)

Portuguese0%(29)

Croatian0%(25)

West Indian0%(19)

Iranian0%(12)

Jamaican0%(11)

Nigerian0%(8)

Haitian0%(8)

Slovene0%(4)

Turkish0%(2)

Moroccan0%(1)

Romanian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.8%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 13.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.4%(10,870)

Married44.1%(12,834)

Widowed4.5%(1,318)

Divorced13.9%(4,049)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(8,933)

Married45.3%(13,317)

Widowed10.9%(3,193)

Divorced13.4%(3,937)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 62.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% 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)16.1%(559)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(546)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.4%(1,297)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(107)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,469 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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