Population & Demographics

General Characteristics

 
  Estimate Percent U.S. Percent
Total population Vermilion County 81,625    
Male 40,470 49.6 49.2
Female 41,155 50.4 50.9
Median age (years) 39.8 (X) 37.2
Under 5 years 5,483 6.7 6.5
18 years and over 61,697 75.6 76.0
65 years and over 13,302 16.3 13.0
One race 79,855 97.8 97.1
White 67,323 82.5 72.4
Black or African American 10,571 13.0 12.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 191 0.2 0.9
Asian 564 0.7 4.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 17 N 0.2
Some other race 1,189 1.5 6.2
Two or more races 1,770 2.2 2.9
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,441 4.2 16.3
Household population 78,722 96.4 100.0
Average household size 2.41 (X) 2.58
Average family size 2.96 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 36,318    
Occupied housing units 32,655 100.0 88.6
Owner-occupied housing units 22,830 69.9 65.1
Renter-occupied housing units 9,825 30.1 34.9
Vacant housing units 3,663 10.1 11.4

Social Characteristics

 
  Estimate Percent U.S.
Percent
Population 25 years and over 54,531    
High school graduate or higher (X) 85.8 85.6
Bachelor's degree or higher (X) 14.0 28.2
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) 7,810 12.2 9.3
Disability status (population 5 years and over) 12,710 15.7 N
Foreign born 1,600 2.1 N
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 15,131 48.6 N
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 14,240 41.8 N
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) 3,709 4.9 N

Economic Characteristics

 
  Estimate Percent U.S. Percent
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 36,383 57.2 N
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) 20.1 (X) N
Median household income (dollars) 40,463 (X) N
Median family income (dollars) 51,322 (X) N
Per capita income dollars) 21,000 (X) N
Families below poverty level (X) 18.3 N
Individuals below poverty level (X) 21.4 N

Housing Characteristics

 
  Estimate Percent U.S.
Percent
Owner-occupied homes 22,753   65.1
Median value (dollars) 76,100 (X) N
Median of selected monthly owner costs 1,011 (X) N
With a mortgage (dollars/monthly owner costs) 12,694 (X) 45.4
Not mortgaged (dollars/monthly owner costs) 9,862 (X) 19.7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census & 2011 American Community Survey update.  View the full Census 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 '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
Vermilion County Public Schools including Danville D#118
Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System
McLane Midwest Company, Inc.
OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center 
Vermilion County Government 
Blue Cross Blue Shield  
Quaker Oats 
KIK Custom Products 
AutoZone
Danville Metal Stamping
thyssenkrupp Crankshaft
thyssenkrupp Presta 
Genpact
Watchfire Signs
Carle Physician Group
Viscofan 
Danville Correctional Center 
The Sygma Network 
Walgreen Accounting and Help Desk Center
Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc.
City of Danville 
Liberty Village 
Hyster-Yale 
Full-Fill Industries
Danville Area Community College
Private Parochial Schools in Vermilion County
Mervis Industries 
Flex-N-Gate Plastics
Teasdale Foods 
Bunge Milling 
Silgan 
Steelgrip 
Fiberteq
Trigard/Greenwood Plastics 
 

Source: Vermilion Advantage survey of businesses, February 2020