COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Champaign County

Illinois · 173,025 residents · 996 sq mi

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With 173,025 people, Champaign County is a county in Illinois. This is an unusually credentialed place: 34% of adults have a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 27.8. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 18% less than in Illinois as a whole. The typical home is worth $67,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

34% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

173,025

−4%vs 2000

vs 179,669 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 28.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

996 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024209K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(11,822)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(11,057)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(9,416)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.1%(17,502)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2415.8%(27,257)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(32,586)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(23,466)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(13,838)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(10,990)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(8,779)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(4,667)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(1,645)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,541

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,780 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,130

−33%vs 2000

vs $19,708 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,500

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$411

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $540 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.7% in 2000

45.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.4%(139,143)

Black11.1%(19,881)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(5,203)

Asian6.4%(11,553)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.6%(146,461)

Black9.6%(16,612)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(3,289)

Asian4.6%(7,950)

Other1.2%(2,002)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.1%(10,638)

South American0.8%(1,727)

Puerto Rican0.7%(1,423)

Central American0.6%(1,153)

Spaniard0.5%(1,098)

Colombian0.3%(622)

Guatemalan0.3%(592)

Venezuelan0.1%(270)

Cuban0.1%(264)

Argentine0.1%(258)

Costa Rican0.1%(200)

Honduran0.1%(184)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0.1%(159)

Peruvian0.1%(144)

Dominican0.1%(138)

Ecuadorian0.1%(133)

Chilean0.1%(132)

Salvadoran0.1%(131)

Panamanian0%(34)

Nicaraguan0%(12)

Paraguayan0%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese4.3%(9,025)

Asian Indian2.3%(4,887)

Korean1.4%(2,851)

Filipino1%(1,992)

Vietnamese0.6%(1,327)

Taiwanese0.3%(671)

Pakistani0.3%(535)

Thai0.2%(511)

Laotian0.2%(428)

Japanese0.2%(380)

Bangladeshi0.1%(271)

Burmese0.1%(155)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(96)

Mongolian0%(92)

Uzbek0%(64)

Indonesian0%(63)

Sri Lankan0%(51)

Malaysian0%(43)

Cambodian0%(19)

Singaporean0%(10)

Hmong0%(5)

Kazakh0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(34)

Chamorro0%(20)

Ancestry

German17.3%(36,173)

English9.6%(19,939)

Irish9%(18,768)

American3%(6,272)

Polish2.8%(5,887)

Italian2.8%(5,800)

Subsaharan African1.5%(3,223)

French1.5%(3,166)

Scottish1.3%(2,817)

Swedish1.1%(2,345)

Dutch0.9%(1,835)

Norwegian0.8%(1,633)

+ 46 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.7%(1,429)

Arab0.6%(1,290)

Welsh0.5%(1,078)

Russian0.5%(995)

Czech0.4%(887)

French Canadian0.4%(869)

British0.4%(766)

Hungarian0.3%(726)

Greek0.3%(691)

Swiss0.3%(575)

Danish0.3%(531)

Iranian0.2%(508)

Lithuanian0.2%(470)

Ukrainian0.2%(450)

Austrian0.2%(423)

Portuguese0.2%(389)

West Indian0.1%(313)

Nigerian0.1%(310)

Brazilian0.1%(298)

Ethiopian0.1%(241)

Turkish0.1%(185)

Croatian0.1%(178)

Romanian0.1%(163)

Lebanese0.1%(153)

Palestinian0.1%(153)

Slovak0.1%(147)

Iraqi0.1%(141)

Jamaican0.1%(138)

Finnish0.1%(136)

Egyptian0.1%(135)

Ghanaian0.1%(133)

Armenian0.1%(111)

Belgian0%(103)

Canadian0%(99)

Kenyan0%(78)

Serbian0%(71)

Moroccan0%(62)

Israeli0%(53)

Jordanian0%(50)

Slovene0%(37)

Syrian0%(24)

Latvian0%(22)

Macedonian0%(17)

Bulgarian0%(7)

Guyanese0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.1%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.5%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 10.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married51.2%(44,580)

Married40.2%(35,058)

Widowed1.5%(1,306)

Divorced7.1%(6,183)

Women 15+

Never married45.4%(40,272)

Married39.1%(34,727)

Widowed6%(5,303)

Divorced9.5%(8,439)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 9.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 65.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 78.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.6%(2,210)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(1,550)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.7%(2,288)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(310)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(79)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,227 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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