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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Champaign, Urbana Area is $26,452, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Champaign, Urbana Area median household income is $48,182. On average Champaign, Urbana Area residents spend 18.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #218

Champaign, Urbana Area	26,452 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Champaign, Urbana Area	23,569 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Champaign, Urbana Area	27,295 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Champaign, Urbana Area	20,390 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #344

Champaign, Urbana Area	48,182 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Champaign, Urbana Area	65,726 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Champaign, Urbana Area	9.79%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Champaign, Urbana Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Illinois and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Champaign, Urbana Area		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.90%	$12,477, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.34%	$16,829, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.46%	$4,262, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.32%	$31,805, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Champaign, Urbana Area	70,190 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Champaign, Urbana Area	87,337 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Champaign, Urbana Area	Illinois	U.S.
White	$53,472, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$25,250, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,357, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$24,621, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$48,828, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
One Race, Other	$46,500, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,006, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Champaign, Urbana Area	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$11,523, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,804, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,333, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$43,202, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Champaign, Urbana Area	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	193,616, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	96,176, 49.67%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	64,951, 67.53%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	89, 0.09%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	64,862, 67.44%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	59,883, 92.32%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,979, 7.68%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	31,225, 32.47%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	97,440, 50.33%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	60,013, 61.59%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.01%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	60,004, 61.58%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	56,125, 93.54%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,879, 6.46%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	37,427, 38.41%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Champaign, Urbana Area	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	113,956, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	79,536, 69.80%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	10,110, 8.87%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6,702, 5.88%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	8,465, 7.43%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	3,253, 2.85%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,890, 5.17%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Champaign, Urbana Area	18.0 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Champaign, Urbana Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	116,008	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	59,883, 51.62%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25,363, 42.35%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	9,702, 16.20%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,759, 14.63%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	582, 0.97%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,336, 5.57%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,243, 15.44%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	56,125, 48.38%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	24,295, 43.29%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	11,586, 20.64%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17,254, 30.74%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	103, 0.18%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	144, 0.26%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,516, 4.48%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Champaign, Urbana Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	116,008, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,503, 2.16%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	4,156, 3.58%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	9,199, 7.93%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,229, 2.78%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	12,066, 10.40%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,651, 4.01%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	2,569, 2.21%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,793, 4.99%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	9,310, 8.03%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	43,064, 37.12%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11,168, 9.63%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,922, 2.52%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,378, 4.64%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Champaign, Urbana Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	45,347	20.82%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,076	9.96%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.