Vermillion County, Indiana Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Vermillion County, Indiana, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Vermillion County, Indiana. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Vermillion County, Indiana. The estimated population of Vermillion County, Indiana is 15,477 people, with a median age of 42.7.

We can look at the total population in Vermillion County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
15,477
 -0.05% -1.07%
2020
15,485
 -0.35% -
2019
15,539
 -0.13% -
2018
15,560
 -0.54% -
2017
15,644
 - -

Population of Vermillion County, Indiana by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
96.2%
96.8%
 -0.62%
Black/African American
0.4%
0.4%
 0.00%
Native
0.1%
0.3%
 -66.67%
Hispanic
1.4%
1.1%
 +27.27%
Asian
0.2%
0.2%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.7%
1%
 +70.00%
Other
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Vermillion County, Indiana by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 42.7 -0.23% 41.8 +2.45% 45 -0.66%
2020 42.8 -0.23% 40.8 -1.45% 45.3 +0.44%
2019 42.9 -0.46% 41.4 -0.24% 45.1 0%
2018 43.1 -0.23% 41.5 +0.24% 45.1 +0.22%
2017 43.2 - 41.4 - 45 -

The median age of Vermillion County, Indiana gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 872 +6.08% 761 +7.81% 924 818
10 to 19 1,201 -11.49% 979 -0.49% 1,066 973
20 to 29 850 +8.64% 839 -5.71% 924 791
30 to 39 863 -4.08% 904 -9.06% 826 818
40 to 49 994 +3.81% 1,027 -0.28% 1,028 1,017
50 to 59 1,032 +6.95% 1,237 -3.91% 1,101 1,182
60 to 69 1,057 -0.46% 1,040 +2.05% 1,046 1,055
70+ 847 -2.16% 1,141 -5.4% 828 1,080

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Vermillion County, Indiana is $53,396.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Vermillion County.

  • Under 25
    $37,900.00
  • 25 to 44
    $58,252.00
  • 45 to 64
    $71,765.00
  • 65 and over
    $40,536.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Vermillion County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Vermillion County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Vermillion County, Indiana is currently $66,975.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.08% of households in Vermillion County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Vermillion County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    20.27%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    25.97%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.77%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.28%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.43%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.20%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.08%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Vermillion County is $27,939.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Vermillion County by the total population of Vermillion County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Vermillion County, Indiana, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Vermillion County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    7.58%
  • Bachelor's degree
    18.27%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    15.96%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    56.36%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.84%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Vermillion County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Vermillion County over the age of 16 is 12,460.

Of those people, a total of 58.30% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Vermillion County is 53.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 764 51.40% 26.00%
20 to 24 years 813 76.80% 7.20%
25 to 29 years 902 86.40% 12.60%
30 to 34 years 791 81.90% 11.70%
35 to 44 years 1,833 71.80% 4.80%
45 to 54 years 2,093 84.10% 4.10%
55 to 59 years 1,255 65.70% 3.20%
60 to 64 years 927 45.70% 2.40%
65 to 74 years 1,841 25.40% 10.70%
75 years and over 1,241 1.80% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Vermillion County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 12,101 58.10% 7.70%
Black or African American 43 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 13 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 30 50.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.00% 0.00%
Other 57 86.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 209 70.30% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 149 79.90% 3.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 12,045 58.00% 7.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Vermillion County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Vermillion County is 6,709, with median earnings of $38,868.00.

Women in Vermillion County, Indiana earning approximately 72.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 6,709 $38,868.00
Male 3,711 $43,301.00
Female 2,998 $31,212.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 540 $50,100.00
Business and Financial 222 $43,958.00
Computer and Mathematical 46 $86,316.00
Architecture and Engineering 55 $54,432.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 63 $57,188.00
Community and Social Service 103 $39,542.00
Legal 17 $90,139.00
Educational and Library 305 $40,025.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 86 $21,862.00
Healthcare Practitioners 486 $50,619.00
Healthcare Support 158 $23,673.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 99 $52,630.00
Law Enforcement 209 $38,125.00
Food Preparation and Serving 291 $10,542.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 192 $23,900.00
Personal Care and Service 278 $40,022.00
Sales 460 $20,893.00
Office and Administrative Support 639 $32,390.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 100 $38,311.00
Construction and Extraction 322 $45,804.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 370 $43,000.00
Production 963 $39,002.00
Transportation and Material Moving 449 $70,024.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 328 $63,214.00 212 $34,231.00
Business and Financial 52 $75,714.00 170 $42,130.00
Computer and Mathematical 39 $85,855.00 7 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 41 $78,125.00 14 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 42 $63,625.00 21 $0.00
Community and Social Service 48 $38,269.00 55 $43,563.00
Legal 9 $0.00 8 $0.00
Educational and Library 67 $36,146.00 238 $40,343.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 51 $30,625.00 35 $21,141.00
Healthcare Practitioners 50 $153,750.00 436 $50,396.00
Healthcare Support 23 $0.00 135 $23,495.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 87 $52,943.00 12 $0.00
Law Enforcement 159 $38,375.00 50 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 64 $5,000.00 227 $10,590.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 96 $33,667.00 96 $14,239.00
Personal Care and Service 119 $0.00 159 $25,341.00
Sales 144 $32,500.00 316 $20,119.00
Office and Administrative Support 79 $39,107.00 560 $31,618.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 94 $38,226.00 6 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 322 $45,804.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 370 $43,000.00 0 $0.00
Production 835 $39,609.00 128 $31,429.00
Transportation and Material Moving 393 $71,344.00 56 $31,167.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 6,447 households in Vermillion County, with an average household size of 2.37 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,483 families in Vermillion County with an average family size of 2.78 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,352 347 784 1,964
Average Household Size 2.84 2.8 3.03 1.22
Total Families 3,352 347 784 0
Average Household Size 2.81 2.35 2.84 0

Poverty

Of the 4,483 families in Vermillion County, 11.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Vermillion County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 7,307 housing units in Vermillion County, Indiana.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 6,447 88.23%
Vacant 860 11.77%

19.36% of the total 7,307 housing units in Vermillion County are rental units. This is approximately 1,415 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,875 are occupied by the owner - or 66.72% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Vermillion County is $709.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Vermillion County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    157
  • Less than $500
    288
  • $500 to $999
    1,041
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    82
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    4
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Vermillion County is $88,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Vermillion County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,093
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,695
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    818
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    469
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    613
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    140
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    39
  • $1,000,000 or more
    8

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Vermillion County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Vermillion County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,468
  • 1940 to 1949
    415
  • 1950 to 1959
    603
  • 1960 to 1969
    461
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,264
  • 1980 to 1989
    501
  • 1990 to 1999
    884
  • 2000 to 2009
    464
  • 2010 to 2013
    247
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Vermillion County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    294
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,841
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,549
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,763

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Vermillion County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Vermillion County that commute to work in a particular way.

26.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Vermillion County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    157
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    664
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    660
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    887
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    961
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    660
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    975
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    133
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    215
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    340
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    237
  • 90 or more minutes
    275

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Vermillion County, Indiana in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Vermillion County, Indiana

We have data for 13 places in Vermillion County, Indiana. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.