Vermillion township, La Salle County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 23.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 325 (all rural)
| Males: 164 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 161 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 325 (283 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Vermillion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.46
| Vermillion township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Vermillion township: | $48,552 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $523 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,300 (it was $86,500 in 2000)
| : | $121,300 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Camp Ki Shau Wau (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Vermillion township: Saint Pauls Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Union Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Alleman Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Vermillion township: Margery C Carlson Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Vermillion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 294
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 17
- South: 5
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 139
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,700
Housing units in Vermillion township with a mortgage: 58 (2 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (11%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Retail florists (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Vermillion township:
- German (43.0%)
- Italian (12.5%)
- English (9.4%)
- Irish (9.0%)
- Polish (4.7%)
- French Canadian (4.3%)
- United States or American (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 180 (88%)
- Carpooled: 16 (8%)
- Worked at home: 8 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Utility gas (40%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (6%)
99.4% of residents of Vermillion township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 325- In family households: 265 (66 male householders, 19 female householders)
83 spouses, 91 children (83 natural, 6 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (12 male householders (4 living alone)), 32 female householders (23 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 17 2-persons,
60 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 17.4% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 5.3% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |