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.Champaign is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Champaign is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Champaign who work in teaching (15.77%), office and administrative support (8.95%), and management occupations (8.20%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.32% 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. Champaign is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Champaign has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Champaign enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Champaign. One of the benefits of Champaign is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.37 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. Champaign has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Champaign has quite a high level of public transit users. Champaign’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Champaign, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Champaign is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.73% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Champaign's cultural character, accounting for 16.90% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Champaign is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
