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Illinois·Champaign County
22 tracts·80K people·$211K median·3,489/mi²
White 55 · Black 17 · Asian 16 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Living alone 41 · Married couple 32 · Other 27
Health 44 · Professional 18 · Retail 14 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 51 · Service 19 · Sales · office 15 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 59 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 16 · Walk 11 · Transit 5 · Bike 2
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Champaign is $210,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Champaign has 89,996 residents across 18 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 26.6; the population is 54.5% White, 17.2% Black, 15.8% Asian, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 52.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
South Side Elementary School (44%), Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch (35%) and Bottenfield Elem School (33%) lead the elementary schools; Edison Middle School (30%), Franklin Middle School (28%) and Jefferson Middle School (22%) lead the middle schools; Central High School (31%) and Centennial High School (22%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,123/month, 29% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Champaign is $56,118 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Champaign, median rent is $1,123/month and the median home value is $210,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Champaign reported 4.3 violent crimes and 18.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 41 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Champaign are cold wave (92), winter weather (85) and drought (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Champaign, 11.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).