Electric companies in Vermilion County, Illinois

Q: Vermilion County, IL: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Vermilion County, IL: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Illinois average 15.87 cents per kWh, $110 a month at 693 kWh.

Q: Vermilion County, IL: how many homes heat with electricity?

Vermilion County, IL: 10,659 of 30,185 occupied homes, 35.3%, rank 16 of 102.

Q: Vermilion County, IL: median household income?

$54,537 in Vermilion County, IL, rank 92 of 102; 73,179 residents, 30,185 households.

Q: Vermilion County, IL: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Vermilion County, IL: 203 NWS events, peak year 2019.

Q: Vermilion County, IL: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Vermilion County, IL: 29 NFIP flood claims, $950K paid, 1.0 per 1,000 homes, 0.1% of homes insured.

Q: How old are the homes in Vermilion County, IL?

Vermilion County, IL: median home built 1958; 77.1% predate 1980, 78.8% detached, 9.4% in 5+ unit buildings.

Q: Vermilion County, IL: share of income for energy?

Vermilion County, IL homes spend $1,480 a year on electricity, $2,394 on all energy: 3.5% of $68,023; 8.6% for lower incomes.

Vermilion County, IL ranks 4th of 102 Illinois counties for winter weather risk, FEMA score 91.1. Vermilion County, IL has 73,179 residents. Vermilion County, IL: 2 utilities listed by EIA.

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Vermilion County, IL on the map

Vermilion County, IL darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Vermilion County, IL

Utility listed for Vermilion County, IL	Type	Home accounts in Illinois
Ameren Illinois Company in Vermilion County, IL	Investor Owned	1,060,894
Eastern Illinois Elec Coop in Vermilion County, IL	Cooperative	11,115

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Outage risk in Vermilion County, IL

Vermilion County, IL, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 203 in all, 277.4 per 100,000 residents of 73,179, rank 9 of 102 Illinois counties. Property damage in Vermilion County, IL: $5.3M, with 2 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Vermilion County, IL

events a year, Vermilion County, IL

16'15
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20'17
13'18
31'19
8'20
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24'22
31'23
22'24
20'25

Events by type

events by type, Vermilion County, IL

Thunderstorm and high wind176
Tornado14
Winter storm and heavy snow9
Heat wave3

Vermilion County, IL outage-linked hazards
Vermilion County, IL	FEMA	Score	Rank	Events	Peak	Damage
Vermilion County, IL, thunderstorm and high wind	Relatively High	87.1	21 of 102	176	2023 (28)	$5.3M
Vermilion County, IL, tornado	Relatively Moderate	79.7	26 of 102	14	2025 (5)	$95K
Vermilion County, IL, hurricane and tropical storm	Very Low	46.2	3 of 102	0	none	$0
Vermilion County, IL, ice storm	Relatively Moderate	61.3	32 of 102	0	none	$0
Vermilion County, IL, winter storm and heavy snow	Relatively High	91.1	4 of 102	9	2019 (2)	$0
Vermilion County, IL, heat wave	Relatively Moderate	79.1	34 of 102	3	2023 (2)	$0

ZIP codes in Vermilion County, IL

60932
60942
60960
60963
61810
61811
61812
61814
61817
61831
61832
61833
61834
61841
61844
61846
61848
61849
61850
61857
61858
61865
61870
61876
61883

Facts about Vermilion County, IL

Residents of Vermilion County, IL, ACS 2023: 73,17921 of 102 Illinois counties
Households in Vermilion County, IL: 30,1852.42 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Vermilion County, IL: 69.2%20,899 owner and 9,286 renter households
Median household income in Vermilion County, IL: $54,53792 of 102 Illinois counties
Housing units in Vermilion County, IL: 34,3904,205 vacant or seasonal, 12.2% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Vermilion County, IL: 35.3%10,659 homes, 16 of 102 Illinois counties
Utilities listed for Vermilion County, IL: 22 with a home price: Ameren Illinois Company, Eastern Illinois Elec Coop
ZIP areas touching Vermilion County, IL: 2560932 to 61883
Outage-linked storm events in Vermilion County, IL: 203NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Vermilion County, IL: 77.1%median year built 1958
Flood claims in Vermilion County, IL: 29NFIP 2015 to 2025, $950K paid
Home energy burden in Vermilion County, IL: 3.5%$1,480 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Vermilion County, IL

Vermilion County, IL has no price series of its own. Vermilion County, IL: the Illinois average was 12.50 ¢/kWh in 2015. Vermilion County, IL: 15.87 ¢ in 2024, 27% up. Vermilion County, IL: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Vermilion County, IL: a 693 kWh month at the Illinois price. Vermilion County, IL: $87 in 2015, $110 in 2024. Vermilion County, IL: $1,320 a year, 2.4% of the $54,537 median income.

Vermilion: 10 yearly prices

Year	Illinois average	Vermilion: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Vermilion	12.50	-0.15
2016, Vermilion	12.54	-0.01
2017, Vermilion	12.95	+0.06
2018, Vermilion	12.77	-0.10
2019, Vermilion	13.03	+0.02
2020, Vermilion	13.04	-0.11
2021, Vermilion	13.18	-0.48
2022, Vermilion	15.65	+0.61
2023, Vermilion	15.71	-0.29
2024, Vermilion	15.87	-0.61

Vermilion County, IL: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Vermilion County, IL price.

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Housing and heating in Vermilion County, IL

Vermilion County, IL: 26,519 of 34,390 homes were built before 1980 and 2,496 in 2000 or later. Vermilion County, IL has 27,107 detached houses, 3,249 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,928 mobile homes, and 9,286 of 30,185 households rent.

Age of homes in Vermilion County, IL

% of homes by decade built, Vermilion County, IL

36pre-40
640s
1050s
1160s
1470s
880s
790s
400s
310s
020+

Heating fuel in Vermilion County, IL

% of homes by main fuel, Vermilion County

Utility gas55.2
Electricity35.3
Propane7.8

Vermilion County, IL housing against Illinois counties
Vermilion County, IL	Value	State median	Gap	Rank (1 = highest)
Vermilion County, IL, median year built	1958	1969	-11 years	96 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, built before 1980	77.1%	66.6%	+10.5 points	13 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, built 2000 or later	7.3%	14.2%	-6.9 points	100 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, detached houses	78.8%	78.6%	+0.3 points	50 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, apartments in 5+ unit buildings	9.4%	5.4%	+4.1 points	20 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, mobile homes	5.6%	5.6%	-0.0 points	52 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, renter households	30.8%	23.2%	+7.6 points	14 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, median home value	$92,900	$126,000	-$33,100	96 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, median gross rent a month	$802	$793	+$9	45 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, people per household	2.33	2.35	-0.02	56 of 102

Cost of living with electricity in Vermilion County, IL

Vermilion County, IL: electricity $1,480 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,394, 3.5% of $68,023 income. 29,904 households in Vermilion County, IL spend about $44.3 million a year on electricity and $71.6 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Vermilion County, IL ($23,831 a year) spend 8.6% of income, 2.5 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Vermilion County, IL

% of income on energy, Vermilion County, IL

All households3.5
Lower income8.6
Owners3.3
Renters4.5
Illinois counties2.3

Vermilion County, IL home energy cost by household group
Vermilion County, IL	Homes	Income	Power	Gas	Other	Burden
Vermilion County, IL, all households	29,904	$68,023	$1,480	$886	$28	3.5%
Vermilion County, IL, lower income	11,928	$23,831	$1,336	$699	$24	8.6%
Vermilion County, IL, owners	20,781	$82,132	$1,621	$1,072	$37	3.3%
Vermilion County, IL, renters	9,123	$35,885	$1,158	$462	$7	4.5%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Vermilion County, IL

Vermilion County, IL: 29 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $950K paid, median paid claim $19,056.

43 of 28,290 residential structures in Vermilion County, IL carry an NFIP contract. 49 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Vermilion County, IL on 8 Sep 2026. Vermilion County, IL lists 13 repetitive-loss properties.

Vermilion County, IL: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Vermilion County, IL

flood claims a year, Vermilion County, IL

13'15
0'16
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Vermilion County, IL flood claims and flood insurance
Vermilion County, IL	Value	Median county	Rank (1 = highest)
Vermilion County, IL, claims 2015-2025	29	—	27 of 61
Vermilion County, IL, paid 2015-2025	$950K	—	19 of 61
Vermilion County, IL, median paid claim	$19,056	—	—
Vermilion County, IL, claims per 1,000 homes	1.0	1.1	34 of 61
Vermilion County, IL, homes with flood insurance	0.1%	0.3%	78 of 99
Vermilion County, IL, policies in force	49	—	—
Vermilion County, IL, repetitive-loss properties	13	—	—

Vermilion County, IL: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Vermilion County, IL: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Vermilion County, IL

Vermilion County, IL totals 5,701 heating degree days and 974 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Vermilion County, IL is the 40th coldest of 102 counties in Illinois: 5,701 against a median of 5,457. For cooling, Vermilion County, IL is the 69th hottest: 974 against a median of 1,112.

Vermilion County, IL is a cold-winter county, with 4,727 more heating than cooling degree days.

Vermilion County, IL: 5,447 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,701 on the normal, 4% under.

Vermilion County, IL: 35.3% of 30,185 homes heat with electricity; 64.7% use gas, oil, wood or something else.

Vermilion County, IL

Heating degree days, 5,701 vs 5,457104
Cooling degree days, 974 vs 1,11288
Electric heat, 35.3% vs 22.2%159
IL median county100

Vermilion County, IL: degree days, electric heat
Vermilion County, IL	Value	IL median county	Vermilion County, IL, rank (1 = highest)
Vermilion County, IL, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal	5,701	5,457	40 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean	5,447	5,201	38 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal	974	1,112	69 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean	1,042	1,200	75 of 102
Vermilion County, IL, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023	35.3%	22.2%	16 of 102

Vermilion County, IL: ACS B25040, 30,185 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Vermilion County, IL

Vermilion County, IL touches 25 ZIP areas, 60932 to 61883, about 2,927 residents each. Vermilion County, IL counts 73,179 residents in 30,185 households. Household income in Vermilion County, IL is $54,537; 20,899 of its 30,185 households own.

10,659 of the 30,185 homes in Vermilion County, IL heat with electricity. Vermilion County, IL has 34,390 housing units, 4,205 (12.2%) vacant or seasonal, and 9,286 rented homes. Vermilion County, IL logged 203 storm events for its 73,179 residents.

The median home in Vermilion County, IL dates from 1958. Homes in Vermilion County, IL pay $1,480 a year for electricity.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Vermilion County, IL

Compare Vermilion County, IL with its neighbours

Edgar County sits 33 miles south of Vermilion County, IL, with 16,637 residents against 73,179 there, 70 storm events against 203, median home built 1964 against 1958, energy burden 4.5% against 3.5%, income $56,909 against $54,537.
Champaign County sits 32 miles west of Vermilion County, IL, with 206,098 residents against 73,179 there, 280 storm events against 203, median home built 1982 against 1958, energy burden 2.5% against 3.5%, income $63,091 against $54,537.
Iroquois County sits 41 miles north of Vermilion County, IL, with 26,746 residents against 73,179 there, 124 storm events against 203, median home built 1960 against 1958, energy burden 3.9% against 3.5%, income $62,439 against $54,537.
Douglas County sits 41 miles southwest of Vermilion County, IL, with 19,686 residents against 73,179 there, 64 storm events against 203, median home built 1968 against 1958, energy burden 3.7% against 3.5%, income $74,186 against $54,537.
Ford County sits 43 miles northwest of Vermilion County, IL, with 13,396 residents against 73,179 there, 80 storm events against 203, median home built 1955 against 1958, energy burden 4.0% against 3.5%, income $60,782 against $54,537.

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Questions on Vermilion County, IL

Vermilion County, IL: what do homes pay for electricity?