Champaign is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 91,961 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Champaign is the tenth largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Champaign has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Champaign is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Champaign is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.

Not only is Champaign a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Champaign spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.37 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

A lot of people in Champaign take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Champaign, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Champaign. 52.73% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Champaign in 2022 was $36,223, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,892 for a family of four. However, Champaign contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Champaign is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Champaign home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Champaign residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Champaign include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

Champaign also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.90%.

The most common language spoken in Champaign is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.