Housing units numbered 142 at an average density of 289.8 per square mile (111.9/km2).

The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% White, 0.9% African American, and 0.3% from two or more races.

25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The 137 housing units were at an average density of 277.5 per square mile (107.1/km2).

22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

None of the families and 1.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 1.8% of those over 64.

[9] On the morning of October 25, 2005, the grain elevator in downtown Vernon Center, filled with 200,000 bushels (5,000 metric tons) of corn, exploded, injuring six people.