Champaign

Population: 88,822
Median household income: $57,544
Median home value: $199,700

Champaign, a community in Champaign County, Illinois, has 88,822 residents. Its median household income of $57,544 runs below the Champaign County figure of $63,091.

From 2019 to 2023, Champaign's population grew 1.4% from 87,636 to 88,822, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $161,800 to $199,700.

Households average 2.22 people. The median gross rent is $1,103.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,822
Median age: 27.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,544
Median home value: $199,700
Median gross rent: $1,103
Housing units: 41,484
Homeownership rate: 44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

87,63688,822

Median household income

$48,415$57,544

Median home value

$161,800$199,700

Median gross rent

$952$1,103

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	87,636	$48,415	$161,800	$952
2020	88,288	$49,467	$167,000	$922
2021	88,343	$52,687	$167,700	$969
2022	88,628	$58,273	$191,200	$1,056
2023	88,822	$57,544	$199,700	$1,103

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2429.8%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,301	4.8%
5 to 17	10,677	12.0%
18 to 24	26,431	29.8%
25 to 34	13,047	14.7%
35 to 44	9,200	10.4%
45 to 54	7,368	8.3%
55 to 64	7,846	8.8%
65 to 74	6,163	6.9%
75 and over	3,789	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	49,756	56.0%
Black or African American	15,200	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	78	0.1%
Asian	13,104	14.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.0%
Some other race	381	0.4%
Two or more races	3,659	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,629	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree30.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,546	5.4%
High school graduate	8,147	17.2%
Some college or associate's	11,300	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	10,817	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14,603	30.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone59.2%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit5.1%

Walked9.3%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home14.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,137	59.2%
Carpooled	3,684	8.7%
Public transit	2,172	5.1%
Walked	3,960	9.3%
Bicycle	555	1.3%
Worked from home	6,342	14.9%
Other means	598	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,641	51.6%
15 to 29 min	14,625	40.5%
30 to 44 min	1,469	4.1%
45 to 59 min	812	2.2%
60+ min	559	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 23.9% (19,334 of 80,941)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,515	45.3%
Nonfamily households	19,978	54.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,493	88.0%
Vacant	4,991	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,376	44.9%
Renter-occupied	20,117	55.1%

1-unit, detached43.5%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units21.2%

20 or more units22.6%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,056	43.5%
1-unit, attached	2,258	5.4%
2 to 4 units	2,374	5.7%
5 to 19 units	8,790	21.2%
20 or more units	9,358	22.6%
Mobile home & other	648	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1712385
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 40.1141, -88.2746