Population and Demographics

General Characteristics

 

Estimate

Percent U.S. Percent Margin of Error
Total population Vermilion County 79,235     *****
     Male 37,905 47.8 49.0% +/-382
     Female 41,330 52.2 51.0%

+/-382

Median age (years) 38.6 (X) 36.4 +/-0.6
     Under 5 years 5,312 6.7 7.0% +/-485
     18 years and over 59,115 74.6 74.6% *****
     65 years and over 12,340 15.6 12.1% +/-297
One race 78,191 98.7 98.1% +/-624
     White 68,057 85.9 74.7% +/-405
     Black or African American

7,479

9.4 12.1% +/-996
     American Indian and Alaska Native 57 0.1 0.8% +/-79
     Asian 504 0.6 4.3% +/-674
     Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0

0.0 0.1% +/-266
     Some other race 2,094 2.6 6.0% +/-440
     Two or more races 1,044 1.3 1.9% +/-624
     Hispanic or Latino (of any race) N (X) 14.5% N
Household population 79,235 100.0 100.0%  
     Group quarters population (X) (X) (X) (X)
     Average household size 2.40 (X) 2.60 +/-0.06
     Average family size 2.92 (X) 3.18 +/-0.11
Total housing units 36,828

 

 

*****

     Occupied housing units 33,075 89.8 89.2 +/-799
     Owner-occupied housing units 22,935 69.3 66.9 +/-1,228
     Renter-occupied housing units 10,140 30.7 33.1

+/-1,332

     Vacant housing units 3,753 10.2 10.8 +/-799

Social Characteristics

  Estimate Percent U.S. Margin of Error
Population 25 years and over 55,327     +/-563
High school graduate or higher (X) 86.1 84.2% (X)
     Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

11.7 27.2% (X)
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) 7,494 12.7 10.9% +/-811
     Disability status (population 5 years and over) 12,752 17.3 14.9% +/-1,519
Foreign born 1,137 1.4 12.4% +/-576
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 16,360 55.3 55.9% +/-875
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 15,910 48.1 51.0% +/-1,150
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) N 100.0 19.4% N

Economic Characteristics

  Estimate Percent U.S. Margin of Error
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 36,583 59.7 65.9% +/-1,485
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) 20 (X) 25 +/-1.6
Median household income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars) 34,664 (X) 46,242 +/-3,174
Median family income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars) 43,809 (X) 55,832 +/-2,978
Per capita income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars) 18,376 (X) 25,035 +/-938
Families below poverty level (X) 16.6 10.2 (X)
Individuals below poverty level (X) 19.7 13.3 (X)

Housing Characteristics

  Estimate Percent U.S. Margin of Error
Owner-occupied homes 22,935     +/-1,228
Median value (dollars) 65,900 (X) 167,500 +/-3,879
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)   (X)
     With a mortgage (dollars) 744 (X) 1,295 +/-44
     Not mortgaged (dollars) 329 (X) 369 +/-20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey.  View the full data details here.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '(X)' entry indicates that a value is not applicable or not available for the characteristic.
2. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
3. An 'N' entry indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.


Top Employers in Vermilion County, Illinois

Employer Number of Employees

Vermilion County Public Schools (14) including Danville D#118

1,854

Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System

1,282

Walgreens - Danville Accounting Office

792

McLane Midwest Company, Inc.

789

Vermilion County Government

645

Quaker Foods & Beverages

632

Provena United Samaritans Medical Center

601

KIK Custom Products
(formerly CCL Custom Mfg.)

509

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois

427

Danville Metal Stamping

390

AutoZone

351

DND Witzel Enterprise Inc. dba McDonald’s

328

Danville Correctional Center

305

BUNGE

299

Viscofan USA, Inc. (formerly Teepak)

296

Danville Area Community College

275

City of Danville

262

ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Co. - Corporate; Forge Division; & Machining Division

246

Freight Car Services

216

NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc.

215

The Sygma Network

191

Time-O-Matic

188

ThyssenKrupp Presta Danville, LLC

176

Private Parochial Schools in Vermilion County (7)

165

Hoopeston Regional Health Center

162

ConAgra Store Brands

158

Vermilion Manor Nursing Home

145

Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc.

144

Mervis Industries, Inc.

121

Ball Corp.

113

Chem-Cast, Ltd.

112

Danville Polyclinic

112

Silgan Container

112

First Financial Bank (formerly First National Bank of Danville)

91

Cellular One of E. Central Illinois

87

Hoopeston Foods, Inc.

85

Carle Clinic Danville

87

Cellular One of E. Central Illinois

87

Carle Clinic Danville

87

Greenwood Plastics

82

Source: Vermilion Advantage survey of businesses.  Data is as of April 2009.

 

 

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