ZIP Code 61821

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Champaign County, Illinois.

Population: 28,838
Median household income: $69,284
Median home value: $174,800

ZIP Code 61821 (Champaign County, Illinois) is home to about 28,838 residents. The median household income of $69,284 is above the Champaign County median ($63,091).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 61821's population declined 7.6% from 31,207 to 28,838, while its median gross rent rose 2.8% from $974 to $1,001.

Owners occupy 61.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,838
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,284
Median home value: $174,800
Median gross rent: $1,001
Housing units: 13,751
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,20728,838

Median household income

$54,736$69,284

Median home value

$139,400$174,800

Median gross rent

$974$1,001

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,207	$54,736	$139,400	$974
2020	30,937	$56,200	$144,500	$949
2021	28,986	$59,031	$147,300	$954
2022	29,072	$63,889	$165,800	$1,012
2023	28,838	$69,284	$174,800	$1,001

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,940	6.7%
5 to 17	4,178	14.5%
18 to 24	3,296	11.4%
25 to 34	4,627	16.0%
35 to 44	3,423	11.9%
45 to 54	2,818	9.8%
55 to 64	3,565	12.4%
65 to 74	2,973	10.3%
75 and over	2,018	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,388	56.8%
Black or African American	6,627	23.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,302	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	158	0.5%
Two or more races	1,102	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,261	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate19.9%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree25.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	980	5.0%
High school graduate	3,860	19.9%
Some college or associate's	4,961	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,602	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5,021	25.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone68.5%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit2.8%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,951	68.5%
Carpooled	1,396	9.6%
Public transit	403	2.8%
Walked	517	3.6%
Bicycle	140	1.0%
Worked from home	1,851	12.7%
Other means	261	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,467	51.0%
15 to 29 min	5,156	40.7%
30 to 44 min	474	3.7%
45 to 59 min	231	1.8%
60+ min	340	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 14.0% (3,989 of 28,559)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,411	59.6%
Nonfamily households	5,022	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,433	90.4%
Vacant	1,318	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,697	61.9%
Renter-occupied	4,736	38.1%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units16.7%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,226	67.1%
1-unit, attached	697	5.1%
2 to 4 units	864	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2,293	16.7%
20 or more units	530	3.9%
Mobile home & other	141	1.0%

ZIP Code 61821

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