Champaign County, Illinois

27 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 206,098
Median household income: $63,091
Median home value: $205,100

Home to 206,098 residents, Champaign County is one of Illinois's counties. 27 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $63,091 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Champaign County's population declined 1.8% from 209,922 to 206,098, while its median household income rose 19.5% from $52,797 to $63,091.

Owners occupy 53.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 30.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 206,098
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,091
Median home value: $205,100
Median gross rent: $1,018
Housing units: 94,351
Homeownership rate: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

209,922206,098

Median household income

$52,797$63,091

Median home value

$162,100$205,100

Median gross rent

$882$1,018

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	209,922	$52,797	$162,100	$882
2020	210,006	$53,936	$166,600	$873
2021	206,583	$56,939	$170,600	$905
2022	206,525	$61,090	$192,600	$977
2023	206,098	$63,091	$205,100	$1,018

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2422.2%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,846	5.3%
5 to 17	28,884	14.0%
18 to 24	45,845	22.2%
25 to 34	28,119	13.6%
35 to 44	23,961	11.6%
45 to 54	19,905	9.7%
55 to 64	20,473	9.9%
65 to 74	16,926	8.2%
75 and over	11,139	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	131,146	63.6%
Black or African American	27,001	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	112	0.1%
Asian	21,968	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	48	0.0%
Some other race	766	0.4%
Two or more races	8,429	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,628	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate22.3%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,861	4.9%
High school graduate	26,928	22.3%
Some college or associate's	31,622	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	25,336	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30,776	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit3.7%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	64,444	65.6%
Carpooled	7,810	7.9%
Public transit	3,668	3.7%
Walked	7,032	7.2%
Bicycle	1,435	1.5%
Worked from home	12,949	13.2%
Other means	947	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37,424	43.9%
15 to 29 min	37,113	43.5%
30 to 44 min	6,952	8.1%
45 to 59 min	1,906	2.2%
60+ min	1,941	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 18.0% (34,513 of 191,726)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,896	51.2%
Nonfamily households	40,881	48.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	83,777	88.8%
Vacant	10,574	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	44,778	53.4%
Renter-occupied	38,999	46.6%

1-unit, detached51.7%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units17.3%

20 or more units15.7%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	48,766	51.7%
1-unit, attached	4,867	5.2%
2 to 4 units	6,388	6.8%
5 to 19 units	16,355	17.3%
20 or more units	14,775	15.7%
Mobile home & other	3,200	3.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 17019
State: Illinois
Land area: 996 sq mi
Water area: 2.36 sq mi
Center point: 40.1390, -88.1970

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