Champaign, IL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Champaign, IL: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 88,746. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CHAMPAIGN-IL · Champaign, IL 3 ZIPs · 88,746 pop · #15092/25278 · Champaign County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $65,753
- RANK-MID #15092/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thomasboro
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 50% owners
- POP-SMALL 88,746
- SPREAD-SPLIT 61820→61822
- HOME-MID $217,767
Nearest income peer: Thomasboro, IL (+ $497 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Champaign
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Champaign on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Urbana · lowest
Urbana · lowest
$48,900 median HH income
- Rantoul · near
Rantoul · near
$50,686 median HH income
- Champaign · this city
Champaign · this city
$65,753 median HH income
- Thomasboro · near
Thomasboro · near
$66,250 median HH income
- Tolono · near
Tolono · near
$85,536 median HH income
- Saint Joseph · highest
Saint Joseph · highest
$117,578 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Champaign, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 40th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 88,746
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $65,753
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,753 and poverty 22.7% concentrate in 61820.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (49.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,147 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Illinois, Nebo is the closest lower-income city and Jacksonville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Champaign.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Champaign differ
Champaign's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $27,539 in ZIP 61820 to $99,006 in ZIP 61822, while home values span $181,800 in 61821 to $287,000 in 61822. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 3.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 41.1 points
61820 to 61822
61821 to 61822
61822 to 61820
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Champaign residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Champaign: the largest, 61820, is only about 42% of 88,746 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Champaign
Citywide ZBP: 2,337 establishments, 40,322 employees , annual payroll $1,957,931k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61820 (1,135 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (354) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Champaign, IL
These ZIP codes sit in Champaign County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Champaign. See the Champaign County roll-up →
Champaign sits in the lower half of Champaign County on income: Mahomet, Savoy and Saint Joseph report more, Urbana and Rantoul report less. Saint Joseph marks the far end of that range at $117,578, 79% above Champaign.
Side-by-side: Compare 61820 vs 61821 →
Champaign roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Champaign, .