MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Vermillion Micro

Vermillion, SD · 1 counties · 13,186 residents · 412 sq mi

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Vermillion is home to 13,186 people. This skews young, with a median age of 24.0. This is an unusually credentialed place: 36% of adults have a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 24.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $47,800.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

36% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,186

−3%vs 2000

vs 13,537 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

32 / sq mi

−3%vs 2000

vs 33 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

24.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 24.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

412 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(835)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(729)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(765)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1913.7%(1,805)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2421.8%(2,871)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(1,714)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.6%(1,401)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(900)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(802)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(750)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(417)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(197)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,392

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,535 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,160

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,452 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.6%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,800

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $440 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.4% in 2000

47.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(12,498)

Black0.9%(128)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(120)

Asian1.9%(262)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(12,547)

Black0.3%(40)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(111)

Asian1.4%(180)

Other3.2%(419)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(350)

Spaniard0.6%(95)

South American0.1%(20)

Colombian0.1%(20)

Puerto Rican0.1%(8)

Central American0%(4)

Guatemalan0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.4%(211)

Nepalese0.5%(81)

Chinese0.5%(73)

Vietnamese0.3%(44)

Burmese0.2%(26)

Bangladeshi0.1%(9)

Korean0%(5)

Pakistani0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.1%(19)

Samoan0.1%(11)

Tongan0.1%(11)

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German34.1%(5,188)

Irish11.2%(1,701)

Norwegian9.1%(1,382)

English6.3%(960)

Danish4.2%(644)

Swedish3.9%(595)

American3%(449)

Czech2.6%(393)

Dutch2.5%(373)

French2.1%(324)

Italian1.7%(265)

Scottish1.5%(233)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.5%(232)

Subsaharan African0.8%(126)

Welsh0.8%(115)

Finnish0.7%(113)

Polish0.7%(101)

Russian0.7%(101)

French Canadian0.6%(96)

Nigerian0.3%(53)

British0.2%(37)

Ukrainian0.2%(25)

Slovak0.1%(21)

Austrian0.1%(19)

Romanian0.1%(19)

Croatian0.1%(12)

Ethiopian0.1%(10)

Belgian0.1%(8)

West Indian0%(7)

Arab0%(5)

Hungarian0%(5)

Swiss0%(5)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest Danish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.3%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.4%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

19.5%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+67%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 married56.1%(3,667)

Married34%(2,220)

Widowed1.3%(88)

Divorced8.5%(556)

Women 15+

Never married54%(3,508)

Married34%(2,205)

Widowed6.5%(420)

Divorced5.5%(360)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.3%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.7%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 80.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% 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)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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