Population and Demographics

General Characteristics

 

Estimate

Percent U.S. Percent Margin of Error
Total population 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 52,872     +/-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

Department of Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System

1,195

Vermilion County Public Schools

1,104

Provena United Samaritans Medical Center

918

Walgreens - Danville Accounting Office

835

McLane Midwest Company, Inc.

746

Danville School District 118

670

KIK Custom Products
(formerly CCL Custom Mfg.)

658

Quaker Foods & Beverages

639

Vermilion County Board

600

Danville Metal Stamping

450

Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Illinois

400

ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Company Danville(Forge and Machining Div.)

392

AutoZone

377

Freight Car Services

352

Teepak LLC

352

Danville Correctional Center

346

Heatcraft, Inc.

321

DND Witzel Enterprise Inc. dba McDonald’s

305

BUNGE

302

NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc.

271

City of Danville

256

ThyssenKrupp Presta Danville, LLC

249

Black Beauty Coal Co.

228

The Sygma Network

208

Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc.

186

Danville Area Community College

181

Vermilion Manor Nursing Home

165

Time-O-Matic, Inc.

165

Hoopeston Regional Health Center

162

Danville Polyclinic

141

ConAgra Store Brands

137

Chem-Cast, Ltd.

126

Silgan Container

114

Mervis Industries, Inc.

110

Ball Corp.

106

Hoopeston Foods, Inc.

105

First National Bank of Danville

101

Steel Grip

100

Source: Vermilion Advantage survey of businesses.  Data is as of July 2007.

 

 

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