Vance TownshipIL
A town settled in 1866, now home to 970 people.
Is Vance Township a good place to live?
Vance Township’s age of the median resident is 52.9 years, above both Illinois’ towns (40.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Vance Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
970 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Vance Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vance Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Vance Township.
Vance Township has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Champaign (13%), Danville (12%) and Urbana (7%). Vance Township’s typical household income comes in at $63,000. Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles. In Vance Township, 1.7% of working residents work locally.
| Vance Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Vance Township
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Vance Township is
Among adults in Vance Township, 32% feel lonely. Against the Illinois average, Vance Township comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 8. Two figures for adults locally: 18% binge drink, 34% sleep under 7 hours.
| Vance Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Vance Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.4% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Vance Township: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Vance Township, 35% come from inland flooding and 21% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1% of the land in Vance Township is protected from building
Trails total 5.1 miles in 1 park or preserve. Vance Township’s trail density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: one, of 2 acres.
| Vance Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fairmount Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
American Football House and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vance Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
19 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
37 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park
23 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
19 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
36 mi MuseumMonticello Railway MuseumPhoto credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Vance Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Vance Township
About 0 of every 100 Vance Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Vance Township for work
Where Vance Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Vance Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Vance Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,057 and it contained 457 housing units.
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- Established
- 1866
- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 666 ft
Questions about Vance Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vance Township, IL a good place to live?
Vance Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.