Population: 9,765. Estimated population in July 2020: 9,964 (+2.0% change)
Males: 4,669 (47.8%), Females: 5,096 (52.2%)
Clay County
Zip code: 57069
Median resident age: 23.9 years
Median household income: $24,095
Median house value: $83,700
Races in Vermillion:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
- American Indian (4.2%)
- Chinese (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (36.0%), Norwegian (14.2%), Irish (13.4%), English (6.6%), Dutch (5.5%), Swedish (4.0%).
Elevation: 1221 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Vermillion
- High school or higher: 90.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 45.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 21.2%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Vermillion city
- Never married: 50.1%
- Now married: 40.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 5.0%
2.9% Foreign born (1.8% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -281 (-2.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Vermillion:
- SIOUX VALLEY VERMILLION HOSPITAL (20 SOUTH PLUM)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Vermillion:
- PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – CAH (about 32 miles; VIBORG, SD)
- AVERA SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; YANKTON, SD)
- LEWIS AND CLARK SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; YANKTON, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vermillion:
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 33 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 46 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 56 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vermillion:
- HAROLD DAVIDSON FIELD (about 3 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Abbreviation: VMR)
- HARTINGTON MUNI (about 26 miles; HARTINGTON, NE; Abbreviation: 0B4)
- AKRON MUNI (about 27 miles; AKRON, IA; Abbreviation: Y40)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Vermillion:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (Full-time enrollment: 6,014; Location: 414 E CLARK ST; Public; Website: WWW.USD.EDU; Offers Doctor’s degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Vermillion:
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 115 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 115 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
Schools
Public high school in Vermillion:
- VERMILLION HI SCH (Students: 406; Location: 1001 E MAIN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vermillion:
- VERMILLION MIDDLE SCH (Students: 338; Location: 422 PRINCETON ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- JOLLEY ELEM (Students: 305; Location: 224 S UNIVERSITY; Grades: 03 – 05)
- AUSTIN ELEM (Students: 270; Location: 300 HIGH ST; Grades: PK – 02)
Private primary/middle schools in Vermillion:
- ST AGNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 909 EAST LEWIS; Grades: PK – 5)
- TRINITY LUTHERAN CHR PRESCH (Students: 31; Location: 816 E CLARK; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Vermillion:
- VERMILLION PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $395,179; Location: 18 CHURCH STREET; 81,172 books; 2,028 audio materials; 1,815 video materials; 271 serial subscriptions)