Urbana is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 38,209 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Urbana is the 47th largest community in Illinois.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Urbana has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.58% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

In addition, Urbana is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Urbana culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Urbana really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Urbana every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Urbana. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Urbana benefits directly from this.

Urbana, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

One of the benefits of Urbana is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.45 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

A lot of people in Urbana 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 Urbana, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

If knowledge is power, Urbana is a pretty powerful place. 58.43% of the adults in Urbana have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Urbana in 2022 was $31,936, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,744 for a family of four. However, Urbana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

Urbana also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.34%.

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