COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Vermillion County

Indiana · 16,773 residents · 257 sq mi

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With 16,773 people, Vermillion County is a county in Indiana. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $32,300. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. At a median age of 36.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Indiana median by roughly 22%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,773

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 16,788 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

257 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,007)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,245)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(1,191)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,238)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(929)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(2,415)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(2,421)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(1,895)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(1,535)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(1,572)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,006)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(319)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,339

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,837 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,217

−40%vs 2000

vs $18,579 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,300

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.2%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

19.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(16,454)

Black0.3%(44)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(107)

Asian0.1%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(16,681)

Black0.3%(55)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(40)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other0.1%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(217)

Puerto Rican0.1%(17)

Cuban0%(1)

Central American0%(1)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(14)

Korean0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German16.4%(2,527)

English12.4%(1,910)

Irish9.2%(1,414)

American7.6%(1,173)

Italian5.1%(782)

Welsh1.4%(221)

French1.3%(203)

Dutch0.9%(139)

Polish0.9%(138)

Swedish0.9%(133)

Scottish0.8%(118)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(81)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Serbian0.5%(73)

Hungarian0.4%(66)

Russian0.4%(58)

Lithuanian0.4%(57)

Norwegian0.3%(53)

Czech0.3%(43)

British0.2%(30)

Danish0.2%(29)

French Canadian0.2%(28)

Greek0.2%(28)

Swiss0.1%(17)

Canadian0.1%(12)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Austrian0%(7)

Portuguese0%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(7)

Slovene0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married26.9%(1,713)

Married55.7%(3,550)

Widowed4.3%(271)

Divorced13.2%(840)

Women 15+

Never married20.7%(1,314)

Married56.3%(3,578)

Widowed10.5%(669)

Divorced12.5%(791)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−10.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.5%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.5%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.6% 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)16.9%(144)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.2%(104)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.7%(330)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 853 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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