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Urbana, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Urbana, IL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 49,989. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet URBANA-IL · Urbana, IL 2 ZIPs · 49,989 pop · #22112/25278 · Champaign County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $48,900
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22112/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Rantoul
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 46% owners
  • POP-SMALL 49,989
  • SPREAD-MOD 61801→61802
  • HOME-LOW $173,350

Nearest income peer: Rantoul, IL (+ $1,786 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 Urbana

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Urbana on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Urbana, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
49,989
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,900
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.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($48,900 average) · poverty 24.9%. The primary code (61801) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (45.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,003 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Illinois, Saint Elmo is the closest lower-income city and Altona the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Urbana.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Urbana differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Urbana. ZIP 61801 reports $36,180 in median household income, while ZIP 61802 reports $61,620. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

61801 to 61802

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

61802 to 61801

Poverty-rate spread
18.6 points

61802 to 61801

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

Lead ZIP 61801 skews compact Urbana

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 61801 covers about 62% of Urbana's 49,989 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across Urbana's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 740 establishments, 20,574 employees , annual payroll $1,567,195k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61802 (382 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (128) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Urbana, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Champaign County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Urbana. See the Champaign County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Champaign County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Urbana, Champaign, Rantoul and Mahomet among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Saint Joseph marks the far end of that range at $117,578, 140% above Urbana.

Side-by-side: Compare 61801 vs 61802 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61801 30,937 $36,180 358 2,234
61802 19,052 $61,620 382 89
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Urbana 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 Urbana, .