Moving to Vandalia, Michigan

Population: 429. Estimated population in July 2024: 419 (-2.3% change)
Males: 226 (52.7%), Females: 203 (47.3%)

Cass County

Zip code: 49095

Demographics

Median resident age: 25.8 years
Median household income: $30,417
Median house value: $50,700

Population by Race

Races in Vandalia:

  • Black (47.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (36.1%)
  • Other Asian (6.1%)
  • Two or more races (5.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Japanese (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (4.4%), English (2.3%), Polish (2.3%), French (2.1%), United States (2.1%), Subsaharan African (1.2%).

Elevation: 877 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Vandalia, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Vandalia

  • High school or higher: 70.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 13.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vandalia village

  • Never married: 33.3%
  • Now married: 45.7%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 14.4%

4.0% Foreign born (4.0% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +80 (+22.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Vandalia:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vandalia:

  • ELKHART MUNI (about 16 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: EKM)
  • SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 32 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Abbreviation: SBN)
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 34 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Abbreviation: AZO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Vandalia:

  • DOWAGIAC MUNICIPAL (about 15 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI; Abbreviation: C91)
  • PRAIRIE RONDE (about 21 miles; SCHOOLCRAFT, MI; Abbreviation: P97)
  • MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB (about 21 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: 3C1)

Amtrak stations near Vandalia:

  • 15 miles: DOWAGIAC (100 RAILROAD DR.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.
  • 17 miles: ELKHART (131 TYLER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

 

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vandalia:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 28 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 35 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
  • ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; HOLLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,918)