Vandalia is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 7,358 people and three associated neighborhoods, Vandalia is the 270th largest community in Illinois.

Of important note, Vandalia is also a city of artists. Vandalia has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Vandalia’s character.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Vandalia has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Vandalia has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Vandalia than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Vandalia may be for you.

The percentage of adults in Vandalia with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.01% of adults in Vandalia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Vandalia in 2022 was $26,150, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,600 for a family of four. However, Vandalia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Vandalia is a very 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, Irish, English, Swedish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Vandalia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.