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  • FIPS 18165
  • Largest town: Clinton

Vermillion County, Indiana

Vermillion County had 15,516 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 256.9 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 92 in Indiana by population and 84th by land area.

Population
15,516
#80 of 92 in Indiana · #2,066 in US
Area
256.9 sq mi
#84 of 92 in Indiana · #2,893 in US
Density
60 / sq mi
#64 of 92 in Indiana · #1,300 in US
Median household income
$58,743
#82 of 92 in Indiana · #1,967 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Vermillion County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Vermillion County population, land area and income

Vermillion County had 15,516 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 256.9 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 92 in Indiana by population and 84th by land area. That works out to 60.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Vermillion County has 44% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,743 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,516

3144th1st

2066th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

257 sq mi

3144th1st

2893rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

60.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1300th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,743

3143rd1st

1967th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

15,516

92nd1st

80th of 92 (IN)

Land area

257 sq mi

92nd1st

84th of 92 (IN)

Density

60.4 / sq mi

92nd1st

64th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$58,743

92nd1st

82nd of 92 (IN)

How Vermillion County's population changed since 2020

Vermillion County gained 116 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 48th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Vermillion County recorded 639 births and 932 deaths, a natural change of -293. Net international migration added +19 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +355. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 355 people.

15.4k202015.4k202115.4k202215.4k202315.5k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
639
Deaths
932
Net international migration
+19
Net domestic migration
+355
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+153

Where Vermillion County is

The Census internal point of Vermillion County is at 39.854000, -87.462100. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Vermillion County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Vermillion County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
39.854000, -87.462100
DMS
39°51'14.40"N 87°27'43.56"W
UTM
16N 460471.3E 4411655.0N
Geohash
dp1f9z0n3
Plus code
86FJVG3Q+H5

Towns in Vermillion County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Vermillion County, 6,219 people together, or 40% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Vermillion County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clinton with 4,802.

  1. 01Clinton4,802
  2. 02Fairview Park1,417
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Vermillion County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Vermillion County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Vigo County, IN, with 106,166 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 69.5 miles E of Vermillion County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Carmel, IN (population 103,606), 70.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Danville, IL (population 27,981), 21.4 miles away.

Vermillion County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Vermillion County is 18165: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 165. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,743.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Vermillion County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,516. That is up 116 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,400.

What is the FIPS code of Vermillion County?

18165. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (165) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Vermillion County?

Clinton, with 4,802 residents inside Vermillion County in 2024.

Which counties border Vermillion County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Vigo County, IN; Vermilion County, IL; Fountain County, IN; Parke County, IN; Edgar County, IL; Warren County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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