Humidity & wind
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Population
91,195
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$210,900
Owner-occupied units
Champaign, IL
Illinois · 40.114° N, 88.275° W · 23 sq mi
Champaign is a city in Illinois, with a population of 91,195 and about 3,961 residents per square mile. The median household earns $56,118 a year, and the median home is worth $210,900.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
23 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,961
People per square mile
Rank by population
#404
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#582
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$56,118
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,123
Per month
Homeownership
43.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
14.9 min
One way
People
Median age
26.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
52.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
16.9%
Households
36,815
2.21 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 42.3%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.8%
Professional & business services 10.4%
Retail trade 8.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Illinois
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Violet
State capital
Springfield
Nickname
The Prairie State
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Cities near Champaign
- Decatur, IL39 mi · 67,884
- Bloomington, IL44 mi · 78,804
- Normal, IL47 mi · 53,275
- Terre Haute, IN66 mi · 58,764
- Springfield, IL76 mi · 112,989
- Lafayette, IN77 mi · 71,238
- Peoria, IL83 mi · 110,920
- Joliet, IL97 mi · 152,241
Cities about the same size
- Leander, TX91,132
- Clifton, NJ91,127
- Roswell, GA91,505
- Trenton, NJ91,506
- Fort Smith, AR90,855
- Carson, CA90,808
- Newton, MA90,741
- Germantown, MD90,719
More in Illinois
- Chicago2,731,585
- Aurora181,505
- Naperville153,114
- Rockford147,384
- Elgin115,476
- Waukegan87,940
- Cicero81,858
- Schaumburg77,249
Wealthiest person in Illinois
Name
Lukas Walton
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$39B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Chicago
Source of wealth
Walmart
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Illinois · private sector
Employer
Advocate Health Care
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Illinois
Company
Archer Daniels Midland
Revenue
$85.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Chicago
Ticker
ADM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.