Vermillion is home to 15,219 people. This skews young, with a median age of 24.9. 71% were living in the same home a year earlier. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. About 45% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,850, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 24.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vermillion
What changed most since 1990
White share94.8% → 84.2%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$114,723 → $232,300(+102%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree36.3% → 45.4%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 11 metro and micro areas based in South Dakota
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)29.8%(189)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(150)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.1%(140)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.8%(75)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.5%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 634 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
13,186
$46,542
$114,723
36.3%
12.6
2000
13,537
$50,159
$134,256
38.7%
18.2
2010
13,864
$53,512
$168,169
40.4%
23.2
2020
14,967
$62,356
$203,744
48.9%
35.0
2024
15,219
$56,850
$232,300
45.4%
35.4
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.
