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Champaign County

Illinois · 201,081 residents · 996 sq mi
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Champaign County is home to 201,081 people in Illinois. This skews young, with a median age of 28.9. This is an unusually credentialed place: 41% of adults have a four-year degree. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $145,200, having risen by half since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 28.9
US median: 37.2
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
201,081
+12%since 2000
from 179,669 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
28.9
+1%since 2000
from 28.6 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
996 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
169K180K191K203K214K19902000201020202024Champaign County
2024209K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 55.8%(11,658)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 95.3%(10,637)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 145.1%(10,211)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 1910.2%(20,507)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2416.8%(33,849)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3415%(30,246)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4410.6%(21,263)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5411.5%(23,159)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 649.7%(19,485)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.1%(10,280)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.4%(6,806)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.5%(2,980)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$45,262
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,780 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$24,553
+25%since 2000
from $19,708 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
28.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 26.7% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
20.5%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 16.1% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.477
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information10.9%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade7.9%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services5.4%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade4%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3.1%
US avg: 4.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
US avg: 2.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.2%
US avg: 1.4%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$145,200
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $91,200 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$730
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $540 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
53.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 55.7% in 2000
46.2% rent
Vacancy rate
9.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.32 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.26 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
20.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 20.6% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 57.1% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.2
−2%since 2009
from 3.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic70.9%(142,470)
Black12.2%(24,553)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(10,607)
Asian8.9%(17,879)
Other1.9%(3,831)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.4%(6,799)
South American0.5%(1,038)
Puerto Rican0.3%(669)
Argentine0.2%(342)
Cuban0.1%(224)
Guatemalan0.1%(213)
Chilean0.1%(130)
Venezuelan0.1%(128)
Colombian0.1%(123)
Bolivian0.1%(103)
Peruvian0.1%(101)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ancestry
German23.9%(47,200)
Irish12.2%(24,099)
American11.5%(22,670)
English8.9%(17,598)
Polish3.6%(7,051)
Italian3.4%(6,809)
Swedish2.1%(4,090)
French2.1%(4,085)
Scottish1.9%(3,747)
Dutch1.6%(3,249)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(2,924)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian1.3%(2,668)
Russian1.1%(2,160)
Welsh0.6%(1,172)
British0.6%(1,158)
Czech0.5%(952)
Swiss0.5%(947)
Greek0.5%(940)
Arab0.4%(871)
Lithuanian0.4%(698)
Danish0.3%(670)
Austrian0.3%(570)
Ukrainian0.3%(554)
Hungarian0.2%(479)
Turkish0.2%(459)
West Indian0.2%(368)
Slovak0.2%(366)
Brazilian0.2%(341)
Belgian0.2%(326)
Iranian0.2%(314)
Canadian0.1%(289)
Romanian0.1%(256)
Portuguese0.1%(182)
Croatian0.1%(181)
Finnish0.1%(168)
Egyptian0.1%(165)
Israeli0.1%(160)
Jamaican0.1%(141)
Nigerian0.1%(137)
Haitian0.1%(114)
Lebanese0%(97)
Iraqi0%(87)
Ghanaian0%(83)
Jordanian0%(82)
Bulgarian0%(79)
Serbian0%(68)
Moroccan0%(66)
Latvian0%(50)
Slovene0%(50)
Armenian0%(43)
Kenyan0%(22)
Guyanese0%(18)
Syrian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.2%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 38.0% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
92.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 91.0% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
20.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 19.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
16.9 min
+57%since 2000
from 10.8 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
68.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 69.2% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
5.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
9.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
2.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
10.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
19.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 19.6% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
42.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 41.2% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
50.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
10.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
7.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Champaign County, Illinois?

Champaign County, Illinois has about 201,081 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Champaign County, Illinois?

The typical household in Champaign County, Illinois earns about $45,262 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Champaign County, Illinois expensive?

In Champaign County, Illinois, the median home is worth about $145,200, and the typical rent is about $730 a month.

How educated are people in Champaign County, Illinois?

About 41.2% of adults age 25 and over in Champaign County, Illinois hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Champaign County, Illinois?

About 20.5% of people in Champaign County, Illinois live below the federal poverty line.

Has Champaign County, Illinois grown since 1990?

Yes, Champaign County, Illinois has grown since 1990. The population has added about 28,056 residents, a change of about 16 percent over that period.

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