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County:

Vermilion County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17183

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

42,156

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.39

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

97,047

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

95,222

-1.9%

-7.2%

5.3%

1990:

88,257

-7.3%

-10.8%

3.5%

2000:

83,919

-4.9%

-7.2%

2.3%

2005:

82,344

-1.9%

-2.7%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

71,038

84.7%

0-to-19:

23,113

27.5%

Black:

8,802

10.5%

20-to-39:

21,410

25.5%

Hispanic:

2,504

3.0%

40-to-59:

22,104

26.3%

American Indian:

161

0.2%

60-plus:

17,292

20.6%

Other:

1,414

1.7%

Median Age:

37.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

93.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.5%

Median Family Income:

$41,553

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.7%

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