Illinois · Census place 77317
Vandalia city, IL
Quick answer
Vandalia city has 6,041 residents, ranking #305 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $43,184, the median home is worth $88,800 and median gross rent runs $738 a month.
- Population
- 6,041Vandalia city residents
- Median household income
- $43,184Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $88,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $738Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Vandalia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Vandalia city median would spend about 20.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.1% of residents and 64% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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