Rantoul

Population: 12,515
Median household income: $49,821
Median home value: $109,200

Rantoul, a community in Champaign County, Illinois, has 12,515 residents. The median household income of $49,821 is below the Champaign County median ($63,091).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rantoul's population declined 5.3% from 13,218 to 12,515, while its median home value rose 27.1% from $85,900 to $109,200.

Households average 2.42 people. The median gross rent is $899.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,515
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $49,821
Median home value: $109,200
Median gross rent: $899
Housing units: 5,829
Homeownership rate: 49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,21812,515

Median household income

$42,149$49,821

Median home value

$85,900$109,200

Median gross rent

$782$899

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,218	$42,149	$85,900	$782
2020	12,946	$41,837	$88,200	$788
2021	12,766	$44,130	$89,700	$846
2022	12,544	$46,078	$102,000	$888
2023	12,515	$49,821	$109,200	$899

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,132	9.0%
5 to 17	2,544	20.3%
18 to 24	1,133	9.1%
25 to 34	1,454	11.6%
35 to 44	1,879	15.0%
45 to 54	1,234	9.9%
55 to 64	1,596	12.8%
65 to 74	835	6.7%
75 and over	708	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,656	45.2%
Black or African American	2,582	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	85	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,370	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,809	22.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	723	9.4%
High school graduate	3,297	42.8%
Some college or associate's	2,770	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	503	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	413	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,683	74.6%
Carpooled	622	12.6%
Public transit	22	0.4%
Walked	42	0.9%
Bicycle	39	0.8%
Worked from home	517	10.5%
Other means	11	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,625	36.8%
15 to 29 min	1,719	38.9%
30 to 44 min	944	21.4%
45 to 59 min	67	1.5%
60+ min	64	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 18.7% (2,300 of 12,304)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,802	55.1%
Nonfamily households	2,284	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,086	87.3%
Vacant	743	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,523	49.6%
Renter-occupied	2,563	50.4%

1-unit, detached52.7%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units15.0%

5 to 19 units17.4%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,072	52.7%
1-unit, attached	457	7.8%
2 to 4 units	873	15.0%
5 to 19 units	1,013	17.4%
20 or more units	153	2.6%
Mobile home & other	261	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1762783
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 8.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 40.3026, -88.1549