Urbana

Population: 38,447
Median household income: $45,854
Median home value: $186,300

Located in Champaign County, Illinois, Urbana is a community with a population of 38,447. At $45,854, its median household income sits below Champaign County's $63,091.

From 2019 to 2023, Urbana's population declined 10.0% from 42,718 to 38,447, while its median home value rose 20.2% from $155,000 to $186,300.

51.8% of workers drive to work alone. 36.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,447
Median age: 26.7 yrs
Median household income: $45,854
Median home value: $186,300
Median gross rent: $951
Housing units: 19,003
Homeownership rate: 34.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,71838,447

Median household income

$37,102$45,854

Median home value

$155,000$186,300

Median gross rent

$838$951

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,718	$37,102	$155,000	$838
2020	42,461	$35,984	$151,700	$833
2021	39,189	$37,701	$155,900	$845
2022	38,741	$41,115	$175,100	$910
2023	38,447	$45,854	$186,300	$951

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 177.3%

18 to 2435.0%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,528	4.0%
5 to 17	2,814	7.3%
18 to 24	13,452	35.0%
25 to 34	6,802	17.7%
35 to 44	3,403	8.9%
45 to 54	3,080	8.0%
55 to 64	2,658	6.9%
65 to 74	2,705	7.0%
75 and over	2,005	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,328	55.5%
Black or African American	6,431	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5,565	14.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	31	0.1%
Some other race	130	0.3%
Two or more races	1,378	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,584	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate18.5%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree37.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	921	4.5%
High school graduate	3,823	18.5%
Some college or associate's	3,841	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,301	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7,767	37.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone51.8%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit7.1%

Walked14.7%

Bicycle3.9%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,702	51.8%
Carpooled	1,290	6.9%
Public transit	1,339	7.1%
Walked	2,748	14.7%
Bicycle	728	3.9%
Worked from home	2,732	14.6%
Other means	194	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,237	57.7%
15 to 29 min	5,577	34.9%
30 to 44 min	787	4.9%
45 to 59 min	176	1.1%
60+ min	224	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 24.8% (8,079 of 32,585)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,055	36.9%
Nonfamily households	10,370	63.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,425	86.4%
Vacant	2,578	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,704	34.7%
Renter-occupied	10,721	65.3%

1-unit, detached36.9%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units26.3%

20 or more units23.1%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,009	36.9%
1-unit, attached	899	4.7%
2 to 4 units	1,628	8.6%
5 to 19 units	5,005	26.3%
20 or more units	4,391	23.1%
Mobile home & other	71	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1777005
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 40.1101, -88.1973