Champaign

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Champaign

Total population

91,951

Median home value

$253,300

52%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$58,903

Champaign$59k

National$74k

Coordinates40.11°, -88.27°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in the state outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is a principal city of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, which had 236,000 residents in 2020.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

August Zirner

Austrian American actor

Robert W. Holley

American biochemist (1922–1993)

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Ken Baumann

American actor, guionist and editor

W. Ford Doolittle

American biochemist

Roger Ebert

American film critic and author (1942–2013)

Jennie Garth

American actress

Oliver Henry Shoup

American politician (1869-1940)

Tom Harrell

American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist

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Andrew E. Lange

American physicist (1957–2010)

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Karen Kurreck

racing cyclist

Ivan Doroschuk

Canadian singer

Dan Graham

American artist (1942–2022)

Ward Churchill

political activist

Karl Rubin

American mathematician

Brady William Dougan

American banker

Linda Sue Park

American author (born 1960)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recent natural events nearby

• rx-Young 1 Prescribed Fire, Jefferson, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-05-11 · 190 mi
• rx-Young 1 Prescribed Fire, Jefferson, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-04-13 · 190 mi
• rx-Lapham Good Oak 2026 Prescribed Fire, Waukesha, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-05-06 · 202 mi
• rx-Millville Oak Woodlands SNA South Prescribed Fire, Grant, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-04-29 · 244 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Seen 2026-06-13

hairy ruellia

Ruellia humilis

Seen 2026-06-13

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-06-13

Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly

Mallota bautias

Seen 2026-06-13

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2026-06-13

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Seen 2026-06-13

Blackhaw

Viburnum prunifolium

Seen 2026-06-13

golden cattail sedge

Carex aureolensis

Seen 2026-06-13

Virginia wildrye

Elymus virginicus

Seen 2026-06-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Champaign, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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