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Vernon Hills, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Vernon Hills is a Census village of 26,876 people across 7.74 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $121,943, 67.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 36 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $21.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Vernon Hills
What Vernon Hills is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area7.74 sq mi
- Water area0.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,474
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vernon Hills
How many people live in Vernon Hills
- Population26,876
- Median age41.8
- Population under 185,978
- Share under 1822.2 percent
- Population 65 and over4,785
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households11,022
- Family households7,635
- Share of households that are families69.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vernon Hills
Income and work in Vernon Hills
- Median household income$121,943
- Per capita income$65,910
- Civilian labor force14,992
- Employed14,512
- Unemployed480 plus or minus 165
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over18,969
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher67.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Vernon Hills
- Housing units11,497
- Occupied units11,022
- Vacant units475 plus or minus 199
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied7,436
- Renter occupied3,586
- Ownership rate67.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$412,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,903
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Single family units6,886
- Share single family59.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,577
- Share in buildings of two or more39.8 percent
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 52
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Vernon Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,103
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,056
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,091
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.5 percent
- Drove alone60.9 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport2.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home29.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vernon Hills
SBA loans in Vernon Hills (7(a))
- Approvals36
- Gross approval$21,088,600
- Average approval$585,794
- Median approval$213,950
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,387,550
- Largest approval$4,334,000
- Jobs supported386
- Jobs per approval10.7
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.8 percent
- Share to franchises30.6 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vernon Hills, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Vernon Hills
SBA loans in Vernon Hills (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$8,689,000
- Average approval$868,900
- Median approval$776,000
- Largest approval$2,376,000
- Jobs supported136
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vernon Hills, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Vernon Hills
Flood risk in Vernon Hills
- NFIP communityVillage of Vernon Hills
- NFIP community number170394
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/18/13
The Village of Vernon Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170394 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lake County, not Vernon Hills
Lake County context, not Vernon Hills figures
- Establishments in Lake County20,076
- Covered employment, Lake County329,354
- Average annual pay, Lake County$91,042
- Housing units permitted, Lake County1,042
Every figure in this section is published for Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Vernon Hills.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Vernon Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Vernon Hills, Illinois?
26,876, in 11,022 households. Vernon Hills village covers 7.74 square miles of land, which is 3,474 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Vernon Hills in?
Lake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Vernon Hills?
$121,943. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $412,300. Median gross rent is $1,903 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Vernon Hills businesses?
36 7(a) approvals totaling $21.1 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $213,950, plus 10 504 approvals worth $8.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vernon Hills, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Vernon Hills borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Vernon Hills. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Vernon Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Vernon Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Vernon Hills, village of, community 170394, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Vernon Hills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Vernon Hills.
Is zoning published for Vernon Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.