Champaign County, IL

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2024 Population

208,741

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

30.7

0.647% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.1%

5.95% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$63,683

0.938% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$211,500

3.12% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

100,362

0.535% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Champaign County, 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.

90.4% of the residents in Champaign County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Champaign County, IL are University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (17,509 degrees awarded in 2023), Parkland College (1,518 degrees), and Tricoci University of Beauty Culture (97 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Champaign County, IL was $211,500, and the homeownership rate was 54%.

Most people in Champaign County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Champaign County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Champaign County, IL borders Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Ford County, IL, McLean County, IL, Piatt County, IL, and Vermilion County, IL.

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Population & Diversity

Champaign County, IL is home to a population of 209k people, from which 90.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 14% of Champaign County, IL residents were born outside of the country (29.3k people).

In 2024, there were 4.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (130k people) in Champaign County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 23.8k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.4%

2024 Citizenship

91.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.4% of Champaign County, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Champaign County, IL was 91.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Champaign County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Champaign County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
130k ± 577
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
28k ± 926
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
23.8k ± 480

8.26%

Hispanic Population

17.2k people

8.26% of the people in Champaign County, IL are hispanic (17.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Champaign County, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
633,244 ± 19,044 people
India
161,770 ± 9,812 people
Poland
119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

Foreign-Born Population

14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

29.3k people

13.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

27.6k people

As of 2024, 14% of Champaign County, IL residents (29.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Champaign County, IL was 13.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Champaign County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,220 ± 326
Gulf War (2001-)
2,210 ± 470
Gulf War (1990s)
998 ± 251

Champaign County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Champaign County, IL.

Economy

The economy of Champaign County, IL employs 100k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Champaign County, IL were Educational Services (26,629 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (14,269 people), and Retail Trade (8,651 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($73,773), Public Administration ($71,374), and Construction ($65,086).

Employment

Occupations

100k

2024 Value

± 2,639

0.535%

1 Year growth

± 3.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Champaign County, IL grew at a rate of 0.535%, from 99.8k employees to 100k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Champaign County, IL, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (14,493 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,603 people), and Management Occupations (9,492 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Champaign County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

100k

2024 Value

± 2,639

0.535%

1 Year growth

± 3.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Champaign County, IL grew at a rate of 0.535%, from 99.8k employees to 100k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Champaign County, IL, are Educational Services (26,629 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (14,269 people), and Retail Trade (8,651 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Champaign County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Champaign County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,646

Median earning men ± $1,555

$38,970

Median earning women ± $2,066

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($81,690), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,838), and Construction ($67,542).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,087), Information ($54,714), and Construction ($49,254).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

294
Other Services (except Public Administration)
261
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
228
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.28M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$351k
Manufacturing
$283k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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 County, 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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Champaign County, IL awarded 19,127 degrees. The student population of Champaign County, IL in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 33,281 male students and 29,471 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Champaign County, IL are White (7,920 and 53.2%), Asian (2,978 and 20%), Hispanic or Latino (1,855 and 12.5%), and Black or African American (959 and 6.44%).

The largest universities in Champaign County, IL by number of degrees awarded are University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (17,509 and 91.5%), Parkland College (1,518 and 7.94%), and Tricoci University of Beauty Culture (97 and 0.507%).

The most popular majors in Champaign County, IL are General Business Administration & Management (1,756 and 9.18%), Computer Science (1,192 and 6.23%), and Other Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (1,056 and 5.52%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $14,768 for in-state students and $35,900 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Champaign County, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 43.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 28.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 62,752 (53% men and 47% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 62,752 students enrolled in Champaign County, IL, 53% men and 47% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 24,324 records, of which 50.4% were women and 49.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Research & Experimental Psychology
573 degrees awarded
General Computer Engineering
396 degrees awarded
Accounting
352 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Champaign County, IL was Other Research & Experimental Psychology with 573 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Champaign County, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
17,509 degrees awarded
Parkland College
1,518 degrees awarded
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture
97 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with 17,509 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 10,180 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Champaign County, IL, which is 1.14 times more than the 8,947 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 7,920 degrees mean that there were 2.66 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 2,978 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($14,768) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,292) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Champaign County, IL was $211,500 in 2024, which is 0.636 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $205,100 to $211,500, a 3.12% increase. The homeownership rate in Champaign County, IL is 54%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Champaign County, IL have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Champaign County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 17.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Champaign County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.14%.

Housing

Property

$211,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,486

$46,173

Median Property Taxes

±$1,380

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 County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

54%

Homeownership

2024

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54% of the housing units in Champaign County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Champaign County, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$63,683

Median Household Income

± $1,675

85.5k

Number of Households

± 2,346

In 2024, the median household income of the 85.5k households in Champaign County, IL grew to $63,683 from the previous year's value of $63,091.

The following chart displays the households in Champaign County, 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 County, IL is from Illinois.

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (64.2%)
Worked At Home (15.5%)
Carpooled (7.75%)

In 2024, 64.2% of workers in Champaign County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.75%).

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

16.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Champaign County, IL have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.925% of the workforce in Champaign County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Champaign County, 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 County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Champaign County, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 17.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Champaign County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.14%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

19.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Champaign County, IL (36.9k out of 194k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Champaign County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.4% of the children was living in poverty in Champaign County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 487 in Champaign County, IL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 129 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.8% of the population of Champaign County, IL has health coverage, with 57.5% on employee plans, 13.9% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.693% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Champaign County, IL see 958 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (958 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1497 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 272 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

958 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Champaign County, IL

Primary care physicians in Champaign County, IL see an average of 958 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (958 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 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.2% under 18 years, 33.3% between 18 and 34 years, 30.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.16%

Uninsured

57.5%

Employer Coverage

13.9%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

0.693%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Champaign County, IL grew by 2.71% from 5.03% to 5.16%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 57.9 in Champaign County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Champaign County, IL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.5% in Champaign County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Champaign County, IL.