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Population (year 2000): 6,975. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,811 (-2.4% change)
Males: 3,999 (57.3%), Females: 2,976 (42.7%)
Fayette County
Zip code:
62471
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $30,857 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,300 (year 2000)
Races in Vandalia:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.4%)
- Black (15.0%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (21.6%), United States
(10.4%), English (10.0%), Irish (7.5%), French (2.1%), Dutch
(1.5%).
Elevation: 515 feet
Land area: 5.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vandalia
- High school or higher: 60.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vandalia city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 14.5%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +637 (+10.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Vandalia:
- FAYETTE COUNTY HOSPITAL (7TH AND TAYLOR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Vandalia:
- EDWARD A UTLAUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
GREENVILLE, IL)
- SALEM TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SALEM, IL)
- HILLSBORO AREA HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; HILLSBORO,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vandalia:
- MOUNT VERNON (about 49 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 59 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
- DECATUR (about 62 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vandalia:
- VANDALIA MUNI (about 4 miles; VANDALIA, IL; ID: VLA)
- GREENVILLE (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, IL; ID: GRE)
- SALEM-LECKRONE (about 26 miles; SALEM, IL; ID: SLO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vandalia:
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; DECATUR, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 61
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 62 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 65
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
Public high schools in Vandalia:
- VANDALIA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
503; Location: 1109 N 8TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VANDALIA CORRECTIONAL CENTER (Students: 377;
Location: P O BOX 500; Grades: 12 - 12)
- VANDALIA WORK CAMP (Students: 84; Location:
PO BOX 500; Grades: 12 - 12)
- THE NEW APPROACH SCHOOL (Students: 23;
Location: 1805 W FLETCHER ST; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Vandalia:
- FAYETTE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 8;
Location: 11 PENTECOSTAL AVE; Grades: 2 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vandalia:
- VANDALIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 540;
Location: 1011 W FLETCHER ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- JEFFERSON PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 371;
Location: 1500 W JEFFERSON ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- VANDALIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 368;
Location: 1017 W FLETCHER ST; Grades: 02 - 04)
- FOCUS JR SAFE SCHOOL (Students: 6; Location:
1805 W FLETCHER ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- OKAW AREA VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 1109 N
8TH ST; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Vandalia:
- AGAPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 22;
Location: 1803 JANETTE AV; Grades: 1 - 11)
Library in Vandalia:
- EVANS P.L. (Operating income: $247,232;
Location: 215 S. FIFTH STREET; 33,277 books; 691 audio
materials; 108 video materials; 145 serial
subscriptions)
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