Vandalia is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 15,013 people and four associated neighborhoods, Vandalia is the 120th largest community in Ohio.
Also of interest is that Vandalia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Vandalia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.08% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
As is often the case in a small city, Vandalia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Vandalia is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.27% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Vandalia in 2022 was $42,747, which is wealthy relative to Ohio, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $170,988 for a family of four. However, Vandalia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Vandalia is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vandalia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vandalia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vandalia include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Vandalia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Tagalog.