Vernon, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 330. Estimated population in July 2024: 324 (-1.8% change)
Males: 183 (55.5%), Females: 147 (44.5%)
Jennings County
Zip code: 47282
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $29,750
Median house value: $81,300
Population by Race
Races in Vernon:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Black (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (15.5%), United States (11.2%), Irish (10.0%), French (3.9%), Scottish (2.4%), Dutch (1.8%).
Elevation: 665 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Vernon
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Vernon town
- Never married: 35.3%
- Now married: 36.0%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-10.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Vernon:
- ST VINCENT JENNINGS COMMUNITY HOSP INC (about 3 miles; NORTH VERNON, IN)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SEYMOUR, IN)
- KING’S DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL & HEALTH SVC (about 21 miles; MADISON, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vernon:
- COLUMBUS MUNI (about 27 miles; COLUMBUS, IN; Abbreviation: BAK)
- LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 57 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: SDF)
- MOUNT COMFORT (about 62 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Abbreviation: MQJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vernon:
- NORTH VERNON (about 4 miles; NORTH VERNON, IN; Abbreviation: OVO)
- MADISON MUNI (about 20 miles; MADISON, IN; Abbreviation: IMS)
- FREEMAN MUNI (about 21 miles; SEYMOUR, IN; Abbreviation: SER)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vernon:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 50 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,355)
- JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,290)
- SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 55 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 15,514)
- UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 60 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 64 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 33,835)