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Vermilion County, Illinois

Vermilion County, Illinois. Vermilion County had 71,259 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 4.0% since 2020, a steeper fall than Illinois's (−0.8%). It holds 42 places (21 cities, villages and boroughs, 19 towns and townships and 2 census-designated) and 24 census tracts. GEOID 17183.

Vermilion County is the county of the Danville, IL micropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

71,259

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 74,188 · ACS 2020-2024: 72,386

Median household income

$56,877

±$1,806 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390

Median home value

$97,200

±$3,349 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300

Median gross rent

$838

±$28 (90% margin)
Illinois: $1,274

How many people live in Vermilion County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 74,188 residents in Vermilion County. The Census Bureau estimates 71,259 for July 1, 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, a steeper fall than Illinois's (−0.8%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 72,386 over 898 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −821 (73,187)
2021→2022 −1,057 (72,130)
2022→2023 −464 (71,666)
2023→2024 −210 (71,456)
2024→2025 −197 (71,259)

Vermilion County in Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Vermilion County	Illinois	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	72,386	12,694,798	−5,177
Households	30,084±385	5,036,449	−1,067
Average household size	2.31±0.03	2.46	−0.09
Housing units	34,327±62	5,457,452	−1,782

Vermilion County's population since 2000

From 83,919 in 2000 to 71,259 in 2025: down 15.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 83,919
2005 (estimate) 82,728
2010 Census 81,625
2015 (estimate) 79,209
2020 Census 74,188
2025 (estimate) 71,259

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Vermilion County?

Vermilion County holds 42 places: 21 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 19 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 2 census-designated places. The largest is Danville with 28,138 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Vermilion County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Danville	city	29,204	28,595±309	$45,957	$79,000	24.5%	100%
Danville Township	township	27,443	26,786±38	$43,425	$61,200	26.8%	100%
Newell Township	township	13,875	13,540±40	$61,458	$116,300	13.7%	100%
Georgetown Township	township	7,449	7,235±24	$57,012	$89,800	19.4%	100%
Grant Township, Vermilion County	township	5,604	5,477±17	$60,611	$84,700	14.5%	100%
Hoopeston	city	4,915	5,034±167	$60,861	$78,100	15.6%	100%
Blount Township	township	3,218	3,177±32	$110,451	$197,800	3.6%	100%
Oakwood Township	township	3,186	3,098±19	$57,188	$116,200	15.4%	100%
Westville	village	3,167	3,419±281	$54,912	$100,000	18.6%	100%
Georgetown	city	3,143	3,069±34	$58,182	$71,800	17.3%	100%
Catlin Township	township	3,105	3,059±21	$77,194	$138,300	4.6%	100%
Tilton	village	2,660	2,453±310	$55,697	$70,400	17.3%	100%
Catlin	village	1,983	2,160±204	$72,277	$124,700	3.9%	100%
Elwood Township	township	1,459	1,272±246	$54,375	$78,500	8.3%	100%
Ross Township, Vermilion County	township	1,451	1,402±275	$64,167	$97,500	10.6%	100%
Middlefork Township	township	1,369	1,313±235	$78,750	$127,900	4.8%	100%
Oakwood	village	1,325	1,380±172	$46,293	$103,000	24.8%	100%
Rossville	village	1,221	1,332±277	$62,417	$92,200	10.4%	100%
South Ross Township	township	1,003	1,041±187	$78,977	$101,800	9.1%	100%
Vance Township	township	1,001	900±195	$62,500	$146,700	8.0%	100%
Sidell Township	township	900	880±166	$65,625	$90,300	8.5%	100%
Butler Township	township	895	1,249±395	$64,375	$159,900	23.9%	100%
Ridge Farm	village	787	827±205	$50,313	$73,200	10.2%	100%
McKendree TownshipGEOID 1718345772	township	760	751±257	$91,250	$107,000	2.3%	100%
Potomac	village	689	605±130	$53,194	$95,500	7.7%	100%
Fairmount	village	612	555±113	$60,500	$87,600	13.1%	100%
Bismarck	village	582	507±143	$79,583	$114,500	9.9%	100%
Pilot Township, Vermilion County	township	544	538±130	$116,250	$181,800	3.5%	100%
Carroll TownshipGEOID 1718311449	township	514	425±128	$60,729	$84,900	22.0%	100%
Rankin	village	495	601±146	$41,250	$56,900	49.1%	100%
Sidell	village	489	440±126	$62,500	$79,700	8.9%	100%
Fithian	village	488	578±131	$80,500	$118,000	10.4%	100%
Belgium	village	358	290±81	$64,773	$76,300	16.2%	100%
OlivetGEOID 1755886	CDP	336	149±94	$86,354	not published	14.6%	100%
Allerton	village	262	205±51	$53,393	$106,300	17.6%	100%
Alvan (Alvin)GEOID 1701242	village	233	230±86	$88,750	$91,600	3.0%	100%
IndianolaGEOID 1737348	village	227	183±58	$44,659	$81,700	24.4%	100%
HenningGEOID 1734137	village	210	236±89	$79,500	$86,000	7.2%	100%
Love TownshipGEOID 1718344953	township	209	170±98	$49,886	$114,400	12.9%	100%
Jamaica TownshipGEOID 1718338180	township	203	73±43	$205,455	not published	0.0%	100%
MuncieGEOID 1751336	village	157	147±52	$83,750	$76,500	4.9%	100%
East LynnGEOID 1722021	CDP	90	373±364	$243,544	not published	0.0%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Vermilion County?

The median resident of Vermilion County is 41.3 years old; 23.4% are under 18 and 20.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 76.7%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 14.7%. 1.8% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Vermilion County	Illinois	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	41.3±0.4	39.0	+0.9
Under 18 years	23.4%	21.8%	–
65 years and over	20.3%±0.1 pts	17.0%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.6%	18.8%	+0.6 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	76.7%±0.2 pts	58.1%	−1.5 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	14.7%±0.3 pts	13.3%	+0.7 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.9%±0.1 pts	5.9%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1.9%±0.4 pts	3.4%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.1 pts	0.4%	–
Born outside the United States	1.8%±0.3 pts	14.7%	−0.5 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	3.9%±0.6 pts	24.0%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	6.3%±0.6 pts	4.8%	–
With a disability	14.7%±1.0 pts	12.1%	–
No health insurance coverage	4.9%±0.6 pts	6.9%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	91.0%±0.8 pts	90.5%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	19.2%±1.0 pts	37.8%	+4.5 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	7.8%±0.8 pts	15.3%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	0.8%±0.2 pts	1.6%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Vermilion County earn?

Half of Vermilion County's 30,084 households earn less than $56,877 a year (±$1,806), against $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $57,246 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 17.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Vermilion County	Illinois	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$56,877±$1,806	$83,390	no clear change
Mean household income	$75,148±$2,225	$115,638	–
Per capita income	$31,655±$870	$46,406	no clear change
People below the poverty line	17.7%±1.5 pts	11.8%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	25.5%±3.4 pts	15.1%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	19.5%±1.4 pts	13.8%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	87.6%±1.4 pts	90.8%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Vermilion County?

Owners occupy 70.2% of Vermilion County's occupied homes and renters 29.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,200 by its owner (±$3,349). The median renter pays $838 a month including utilities, and 36.9% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Vermilion County	Illinois	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$97,200±$3,349	$263,300	no clear change
Median gross rent	$838±$28	$1,274	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	36.9%±3.7 pts	39.0%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,205±$39	$1,987	–
Owner-occupied homes	70.2%±1.9 pts	67.1%	no clear change
Housing units	34,327±62	5,457,452	−1,782
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.0%±0.5 pts	1.0%	–
Rental vacancy rate	9.4%±2.5 pts	5.0%	–
Single-family detached homes	79.6%±1.4 pts	58.2%	–
Mobile homes	5.3%±0.8 pts	2.3%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.4%±0.2 pts	0.7%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	36.3%±1.9 pts	20.2%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Vermilion County building?

Builders took permits for 10 new housing units across Vermilion County in 2025 (10 single-family), 0.1 per 1,000 residents.

2019 12 units
2020 7 units
2021 6 units
2022 2 units
2023 8 units
2024 4 units
2025 10 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Vermilion County get to work?

79.2% of Vermilion County's workers drive alone and 9.9% work from home. The average trip to work takes 20.1 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 6.1%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Vermilion County	Illinois	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	56.3%±1.1 pts	65.0%	–
Unemployment rate	6.1%±1.0 pts	5.8%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	79.2%±2.0 pts	65.9%	–
Carpooled	6.7%±1.1 pts	7.8%	–
Public transportation	0.5%±0.4 pts	5.8%	–
Walked	3.1%±1.5 pts	2.8%	–
Worked from home	9.9%±1.3 pts	15.9%	+5.6 pts
Mean travel time to work	20.1 min±0.8	27.8 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Vermilion County's census tracts?

Vermilion County is divided into 24 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $19,545 (Tract 1) to $95,388 (Tract 13).

All 24 census tracts of Vermilion County, with their figures

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Vermilion County compare with Illinois's other counties?

Vermilion County's rank among Illinois's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	21st of 102
Growth 2020-2025	83rd of 102
Residents per square mile	28th of 102
Median household income	90th of 102
Median home value	94th of 102
Median gross rent	42nd of 102
Poverty rate	9th of 102
Bachelor's degree or higher	68th of 102
Median age	66th of 102

Every county in Illinois

Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Vermilion County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.