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Vermillion County

Indiana · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
15,421
Median household income
$60,200
People below poverty
15.3%
Median home value
$113,100

Income

The median income of households in Vermillion County, Indiana was $60,200. An estimated 4.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.5
$10,000 to $14,999 5.5
$15,000 to $24,999 8.6
$25,000 to $34,999 11.6
$35,000 to $49,999 12.3
$50,000 to $74,999 17.1
$75,000 to $99,999 14.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.7
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 3.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59298
Female 43732

An estimated 68.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,433. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.2
Social Security 37.3
Retirement income 31.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.3

In 2020-2024, 11.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024, 95.7% had health insurance coverage and 4.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.3% and public coverage was 46.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, Vermillion County, Indiana had a total population of 15,421 - 7,634 (49.5%) females and 7,787 (50.5%) males. The median age was 42.7 years. An estimated 21.5% of the population was under 18 years, 29.2% was 19 to 44 years, 26.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 20 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 425 377
5 to 9 428 321
10 to 14 560 584
15 to 19 536 434
20 to 24 474 388
25 to 29 531 461
30 to 34 438 454
35 to 39 503 343
40 to 44 410 506
45 to 49 471 465
50 to 54 528 539
55 to 59 436 542
60 to 64 637 539
65 to 69 495 558
70 to 74 409 405
75 to 79 268 319
80 to 84 126 177
85 and over 112 222

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 95.8% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 17.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.5% of the people in Vermillion County, Indiana were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.3% of the people in Vermillion County, Indiana were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,594 households in Vermillion County, Indiana. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 50.2% of the households in Vermillion County, Indiana while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.6% of all households, while 20.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.3% of all households.

In Vermillion County, Indiana, 28.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.2% of males and 55.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.9 20.7
Now married, except separated 54.2 55.3
Separated 1.5 1
Widowed 4.3 10.5
Divorced 13.2 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Vermillion County, Indiana, 370 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.2% of the people living in Vermillion County, Indiana were U.S. natives. 68.5% of the Vermillion County, Indiana population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.8% of Vermillion County, Indiana residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 20.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 42.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Vermillion County, Indiana come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Vermillion County, Indiana.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 46.6
Asia 17.8
Europe 28.8
Africa 0
Northern America 6.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024, 1.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1% of people at least five years old; 0.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.3 % of the people at least one year old living in Vermillion County, Indiana were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.3
Different house, same county 2.3
Different county, same state 3
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Vermillion County, Indiana was 3,315 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 262 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,467. College or graduate school enrollment was 586.

Educational Attainment of People in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.9
High school diploma or equivalency 44.6
Some college, no degree 16.7
Associate's degree 14.2
Bachelor's degree 12.5
Graduate or professional degree 5.1

Disability

In Vermillion County, Indiana, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.1% of people under 18 years old, to 18.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Vermillion County, Indiana, 52.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,342 80.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,036 15.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 221 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Vermillion County, Indiana worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.9
Construction 9.3
Manufacturing 19.8
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 12.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.6
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 7.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,936 29.3
Service occupations 1,254 19
Sales and office occupations 1,180 17.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 806 12.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,436 21.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.3% of Vermillion County, Indiana workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.9
Other means 0
Worked from home 9.4

In 2020-2024, Vermillion County, Indiana had a total of 7,337 housing units. Of these housing units, 82.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 82.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.7
Mobile homes 7.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 32.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Vermillion County, Indiana was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 57.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Vermillion County, Indiana had 6,594 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 743 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.2% while renters occupied 24.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.42 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.98.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.1% and another 28.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Vermillion County, Indiana:

House Heating Fuel Used in Vermillion County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 53.2
Electricity 41.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.4
All other fuels 4.5
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Vermillion County, Indiana was $113,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.6 % had a mortgage. 46.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,081 and for owners without a mortgage it was $451.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Vermillion County, Indiana was $750. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.