Champaign County vs McLean County

A side-by-side comparison of Champaign County and McLean County: population, income, housing, and more.

Champaign County and McLean County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Champaign County has the higher population (206,098 vs 170,882 in McLean County). McLean County has the higher median household income ($78,329 vs $63,091 in Champaign County). Champaign County has the higher median home value ($205,100 vs $198,300 in McLean County).

Population, income & housing

	Champaign County	McLean County
Population	206,098	170,882
Median age	30.9 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,091	$78,329
Median home value	$205,100	$198,300
Median gross rent	$1,018	$992
Housing units	94,351	75,120
Homeownership rate	53.4%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.6%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Champaign County	McLean County
Population	209,922 → 206,098 (-1.8%)	172,578 → 170,882 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$52,797 → $63,091 (+19.5%)	$67,675 → $78,329 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$162,100 → $205,100 (+26.5%)	$167,000 → $198,300 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$882 → $1,018 (+15.4%)	$845 → $992 (+17.4%)

Champaign County

Population

209,922206,098

Median household income

$52,797$63,091

Median home value

$162,100$205,100

Median gross rent

$882$1,018

McLean County

Population

172,578170,882

Median household income

$67,675$78,329

Median home value

$167,000$198,300

Median gross rent

$845$992

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Champaign County	McLean County
Under 5	5.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	16.0%
18 to 24	22.2%	16.7%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.9%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.7%
75 and over	5.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Champaign County	McLean County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	77.0%
Black or African American	13.1%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	10.7%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Champaign County	McLean County
No high school diploma	4.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	22.3%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.5%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Champaign County	McLean County
Drove alone	65.6%	71.0%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.3%
Public transit	3.7%	0.8%
Walked	7.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.2%	15.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Champaign County	McLean County
1-unit, detached	51.7%	60.4%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	17.3%	15.8%
20 or more units	15.7%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Champaign County	McLean County
Poverty rate	18.0%	13.0%
Average household size	2.29	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1982	1981