Champaign, IL

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2023 Population

88,822

0.219% 1-year growth

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Household Income

$57,544

1.25% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$199,700

4.45% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

43,159

0.631% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Champaign, IL had a population of 88.8k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $57,544. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Champaign, IL grew from 88,628 to 88,822, a 0.219% increase and its median household income declined from $58,273 to $57,544, a −1.25% decrease.

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None of the households in Champaign, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (15,945 degrees awarded in 2022) and Parkland College (1,451 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Champaign, IL was $199,700, and the homeownership rate was 44.9%.

Most people in Champaign, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Champaign, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Champaign, IL employs 43.2k people. The largest industries in Champaign, IL are , and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($68,510), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,667), and Information ($57,623).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

43.2k

2023 Value

± 1,932

−0.631%

1 Year decline

± 6.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Champaign, IL declined at a rate of −0.631%, from 43.4k employees to 43.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Champaign, IL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Champaign, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

43.2k

2023 Value

± 1,932

−0.631%

1 Year decline

± 6.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Champaign, IL declined at a rate of −0.631%, from 43.4k employees to 43.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Champaign, IL, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Champaign, IL, though some of these residents may live in Champaign, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Champaign, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Champaign, IL are White (7,686 and 55%), followed by Asian (2,674 and 19.1%), Hispanic or Latino (1,692 and 12.1%), and Black or African American (888 and 6.35%).

The largest universities in Champaign, IL by number of degrees awarded are University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (15,945 and NaNM%) and Parkland College (1,451 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in N/A are General Business Administration & Management (1,307 and NaNM%), Computer Science (988 and NaNM%), and Other Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (949 and NaNM%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 62,602 students enrolled in Champaign, IL, 53.6% men and 46.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
15,945 degrees awarded
Parkland College
1,451 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with 15,945 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 9,075 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Champaign, IL, which is 1.09 times more than the 8,321 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 7,686 degrees mean that there were 2.87 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 2,674 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Champaign, IL was $199,700 in 2023, which is 0.658 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $191,200 to $199,700, a 4.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Champaign, IL is 44.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Champaign, IL have an average commute time of 15.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Champaign, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Champaign, IL is $57,544. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Champaign, IL was Census Tract 12.04 with a value of $126,495, followed by Census Tract 106.04 and Census Tract 12.06, with respective values of $116,765 and $109,132.

Housing

Property

$199,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$7,660

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Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Champaign, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Champaign, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 12.04
Census Tract 106.04
Census Tract 12.06

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Champaign, IL was Census Tract 12.04 with a value of $126,495, followed by Census Tract 106.04 and Census Tract 12.06, with respective values of $116,765 and $109,132.

The following map shows all of the places in Champaign, IL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,544

Median Household Income

± $3,581

36.5k

Number of Households

± 1,615

In 2023, the median household income of the 36.5k households in Champaign, IL declined from $57,544 from the previous year's value of $58,273.

The following chart displays the households in Champaign, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Champaign, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (59.2%)
Worked At Home (14.9%)
Walked (9.33%)

In 2023, 59.2% of workers in Champaign, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.9%) and those who walked to work (9.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Champaign, IL have a shorter commute time (15.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Champaign, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Champaign, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Champaign, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Champaign, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Champaign, IL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Champaign, IL is White, followed by Asian and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

94.7% of the population of Champaign, IL has health coverage, with 57.8% on employee plans, 14.1% on Medicaid, 8.87% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 0.629% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Champaign County, IL see 996 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.3% decrease from the previous year (999 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1471 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 312 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Champaign County, IL

Primary care physicians in Champaign County, IL see an average of 996 patients per year. This represents a 0.3% decrease from the previous year (999 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Champaign County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 40.5% between 18 and 34 years, 27.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.28%

Uninsured

57.8%

Employer Coverage

14.1%

Medicaid

8.87%

Medicare

13.3%

Non-Group

0.629%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Champaign, IL declined by 4.67% from 5.54% to 5.28%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Champaign, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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