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Champaign Illinois Information: Champaign, Illinois is part of CHAMPAIGN County. Population for Champaign from the last gathering is 67518. You can view Champaign venues that host many Champaign IL events every year. You can also research Champaign Illinois homes for sale by visiting our Champaign Illinois real estate guide. Champaign Illinois has a latitude of 40.1125 and a longitude of -88.2463. Zip codes in Champaign, IL include 61820 ... more Champaign zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Champaign, IL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Champaign, IL was 67,518.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Champaign was 34,206, which represents 50.7 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Champaign, IL
There are an estimated 10,994 married men in the town. 38 percent of men over 15 years old in Champaign are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Champaign is 33,312 which is 49.3 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Champaign, Illinois
There are an estimated 10,487 married women in the community. 36.4 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Champaign, IL
The median age of people living in Champaign, IL was 25.3 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Champaign was 3,374. There were 55,507 people above the age of 18, which represents 82.2 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 8.4 percent of the population (5,678) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Champaign, IL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Champaign, IL was 66,041.

White Population in Champaign, IL
The estimated White population in the Champaign community is 49,398, which is 73.2 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Champaign, Illinois
The estimated Black/African American population is 10,543, which is 15.6 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Champaign, IL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Champaign, IL was 159.

Asian Population in Champaign, Illinois
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 4,611.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Champaign, IL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Champaign was an estimated 23.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 1,307, while those of “two or more races” was 1,477 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Champaign community was 2,724, or 4 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Champaign, IL
The household population number in Champaign was 60,279.

Group Quarters Population in Champaign, IL
Group Quarters population in the community was 7,239.

Average Household Size in Champaign, IL
The average household size in Champaign is 2.23 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.95 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Champaign, IL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 28,556 total housing units in Champaign.

The number of occupied housing units was 27,071, or 94.8 of the total units in town. Of these, 12,833 were owner-occupied (47.4), and 14,238 were renter-occupied (52.6, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 1,485 vacant homes in Champaign at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Champaign, Illinois
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 11,411, with a median value in dollars of 91,300.

Monthly Owner Costs in Champaign, IL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $895 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Champaign, average costs per month were $345 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 31,461 people in the community had a high school degree, or 91.6 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Champaign, Illinois
15,217 people in Champaign also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 44.3 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Champaign, IL
The number of Civilian Veterans in Champaign was 4,540, or 8.2 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Champaign, IL
In 2000, there were 7,929 people in Champaign, IL listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Champaign, IL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 8,441 people in Champaign who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 13.1 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Champaign, Illinois
There were 37,827 in the labor force in Champaign at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 66.2 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Champaign was 14.6 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Champaign, IL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $32,795. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Champaign, IL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $52,628. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Champaign, Illinois
Per capita income in Champaign in the last full census was 18,664. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Champaign numbered 1,021, or 8.1 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Champaign, IL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 13,398, or 22.1 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.