Demographics of Champaign city, Illinois

Champaign city, Illinois had 91,195 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,810 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Champaign city, in four figures

91,195
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 89,996 ±68.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,810 people.; 26.6 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,118 ±$3,560
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Champaign city, Illinois's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Champaign city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Champaign city, Illinois's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Champaign city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	88,385	100.0	100.0
2021	89,188	100.9	100.2
2022	89,663	101.4	100.7
2023	90,212	102.1	101.6
2024	90,617	102.5	102.5
2025	91,195	103.2	103.1

Population of Champaign city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	88,385	—
2021	89,188	+803
2022	89,663	+475
2023	90,212	+549
2024	90,617	+405
2025	91,195	+578

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 26.6 ±0.9: for men 25.5 ±0.9 and for women 27.8 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Champaign city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	4,275 ±425	4.8% ±0.5	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,009 ±872	11.1% ±1.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	28,608 ±1,676	31.8% ±1.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,115 ±1,086	24.6% ±1.2	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,135 ±857	16.8% ±1.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,854 ±736	10.9% ±0.8	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,118 ±$3,560, and income per person $36,223 ±$1,701, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Champaign city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	10,382 ±871	28.2% ±2.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,709 ±731	18.2% ±1.9	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,632 ±678	15.3% ±1.8	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,855 ±550	10.5% ±1.5	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,841 ±562	13.1% ±1.5	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,088 ±346	5.7% ±0.9	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,308 ±448	9.0% ±1.2	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Champaign city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	21,104 ±1,588	25.9% ±1.9	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,222 ±556	15.7% ±3.7	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	17,695 ±1,329	32.7% ±2.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,187 ±277	8.9% ±2.0	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Champaign city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Champaign city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	41,299 ±870	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.1% ±1.3	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.9% ±1.5	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.8% ±1.5	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	56.2% ±1.8	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$210,900 ±$7,859	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,123 ±$30	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Champaign city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,099 ±854	7.9% ±0.9	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	49,054 ±1,253	54.5% ±1.4	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,455 ±1,095	17.2% ±1.2	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14,204 ±913	15.8% ±1.0	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	40 to 148	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	159 to 589	0.2% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,716 ±790	4.1% ±0.9	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Champaign city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	55,881 ±1,690	62.1% ±1.9	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,209 ±1,330	19.1% ±1.5	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,697 ±495	1.9% ±0.6	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	15,209 ±1,197	16.9% ±1.3	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,751 ±819	5.3% ±0.9	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,458 ±1,160	11.6% ±1.3	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Champaign city among the places of Illinois

9th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Champaign city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Joliet city	150,445 ±889
Rockford city	147,521 ±271
Elgin city	114,934 ±541
Springfield city	113,330 ±437
Peoria city	112,169 ±332
Champaign city	89,996 ±68
Waukegan city	89,076 ±423
Cicero town	82,797 ±33
Bloomington city	78,907 ±87
Schaumburg village	76,868 ±548
Evanston city	76,340 ±48

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Champaign city, Illinois

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 72 Places in Illinois by foreign-born share
No. 89 Places by poverty rate
No. 147 Places in Illinois by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 160 Places in Illinois by median rent
No. 163 Places in Illinois by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026