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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Champaign Metro

Champaign-Urbana, IL · 3 counties · 231,891 residents · 1,921 sq mi
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Champaign is a metro area of 231,891 people. The median age is 30.7, younger than the US median of 37.2. 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $140,008. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 18 minutes.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 30.7
US median: 37.2
More educated
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
231,891
+10%since 2000
from 210,275 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
121 / sq mi
+10%since 2000
from 109 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
30.7
+2%since 2000
from 30.2 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
1,921 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
199K210K221K232K243K19902000201020202024Champaign
2024239K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 55.8%(13,418)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 95.5%(12,707)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 145.3%(12,364)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 199.7%(22,558)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2415.2%(35,223)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3414.4%(33,486)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4410.8%(24,998)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5412.2%(28,249)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6410.1%(23,476)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.6%(12,952)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.7%(8,588)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.7%(3,872)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$46,226
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,420 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$24,623
+25%since 2000
from $19,757 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
28.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.0% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
18.9%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 14.6% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.465
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information10.9%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade8.8%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services5.3%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade4.4%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.4%
US avg: 4.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.6%
US avg: 2.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.7%
US avg: 1.4%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$140,008
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $89,137 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$715
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $525 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
57.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 59.0% in 2000
42.9% rent
Vacancy rate
9.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.34 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.28 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
20.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 20.6% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.3%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 52.8% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.0
−2%since 2009
from 3.1 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-Hispanic80.4%(169,118)
Black9.5%(19,955)
Hispanic / Latino2.6%(5,480)
Asian5.5%(11,619)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic74.3%(172,266)
Black10.6%(24,687)
Hispanic / Latino4.8%(11,068)
Asian7.7%(17,964)
Other1.8%(4,118)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.1%(7,100)
South American0.5%(1,057)
Puerto Rican0.3%(696)
Argentine0.2%(361)
Guatemalan0.1%(239)
Cuban0.1%(232)
Chilean0.1%(130)
Venezuelan0.1%(128)
Colombian0.1%(123)
Bolivian0.1%(103)
Peruvian0.1%(101)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ancestry
German24.7%(56,601)
Irish12.5%(28,526)
American12.3%(28,247)
English9.4%(21,610)
Italian3.4%(7,697)
Polish3.3%(7,560)
French2.2%(5,057)
Swedish2.2%(4,970)
Scottish1.9%(4,390)
Dutch1.8%(4,049)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(3,727)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian1.4%(3,098)
Russian1%(2,176)
Welsh0.6%(1,289)
British0.6%(1,259)
Swiss0.5%(1,134)
Czech0.5%(1,095)
Greek0.5%(1,075)
Arab0.4%(871)
Danish0.4%(801)
Lithuanian0.3%(761)
Ukrainian0.3%(671)
Austrian0.3%(624)
Hungarian0.2%(541)
Turkish0.2%(459)
Slovak0.2%(404)
Belgian0.2%(375)
West Indian0.2%(368)
Canadian0.2%(356)
Brazilian0.2%(341)
Iranian0.2%(314)
Romanian0.1%(294)
Croatian0.1%(272)
Portuguese0.1%(213)
Finnish0.1%(171)
Israeli0.1%(170)
Egyptian0.1%(165)
Jamaican0.1%(141)
Nigerian0.1%(137)
Haitian0.1%(114)
Bulgarian0%(102)
Lebanese0%(97)
Iraqi0%(87)
Ghanaian0%(83)
Jordanian0%(82)
Serbian0%(75)
Moroccan0%(66)
Slovene0%(53)
Latvian0%(50)
Armenian0%(43)
Kenyan0%(22)
Guyanese0%(18)
Syrian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.5%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 35.0% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
91.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 90.5% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
18.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 17.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.6 min
+53%since 2000
from 11.5 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
70.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 70.5% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
4.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
8.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
2.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
9.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
19.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 19.0% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
41.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 39.8% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Female
50.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Foreign born
9.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
8.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married48.4%(48,084)
Married42.4%(42,100)
Widowed1.7%(1,720)
Divorced7.4%(7,368)
Women 15+
Never married42.5%(43,014)
Married41.4%(41,908)
Widowed6.3%(6,393)
Divorced9.8%(9,890)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
5.1%
−4.6 ptssince 2013
from 9.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
65.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 64.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 78.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 28.6% 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)29.2%(2,604)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(1,912)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.2%(2,867)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(406)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(91)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,916 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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In this metro

Largest cities

ChampaignCENTRAL91,195UrbanaCENTRAL39,719Rantoul11,991Mahomet10,516Savoy9,113Monticello6,080Paxton4,323St. Joseph3,689Tolono3,499Gibson City3,371Lake of the Woods2,091Fisher2,087Bement1,462Philo1,352Cerro Gordo1,312Sidney1,167Homer1,050Thomasboro1,003Mansfield921Gifford885Piper City722Ogden714Pesotum546Hammond499De Land447Melvin412Sadorus390Bondville375Roberts340Broadlands303

The 30 most populous of 46 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

3 component counties

Champaign CountyCENTRAL209,972Piatt County16,791Ford County13,216
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Champaign-Urbana, IL?

Champaign-Urbana, IL has about 231,891 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Champaign-Urbana, IL?

The typical household in Champaign-Urbana, IL earns about $46,226 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Champaign-Urbana, IL expensive?

In Champaign-Urbana, IL, the median home is worth about $140,008, and the typical rent is about $715 a month.

How educated are people in Champaign-Urbana, IL?

About 38.5% of adults age 25 and over in Champaign-Urbana, IL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Champaign-Urbana, IL?

About 18.9% of people in Champaign-Urbana, IL live below the federal poverty line.

Has Champaign-Urbana, IL grown since 1990?

Yes, Champaign-Urbana, IL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 29,043 residents, a change of about 14 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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