2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Richmond, IN vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Champaign, is 27% more than it is in Richmond and is 31% below the National Average.
- Richmond unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Champaign unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Richmond, INChampaign, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%32.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.7%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,880$32,023$37,638
 Household Income$41,569$52,687$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,433$81,785$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Richmond, INChampaign, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.4%19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.9%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.7%9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.4%7.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.5%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%9.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.1%11.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.9%5.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.0%7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Richmond, INChampaign, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%12.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.6%9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%2.9%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%15.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.5%2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.8%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%16.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%4.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving25.1%11.2%13.1%
Reviews for Richmond    5 Reviews

do you see any changes no and lot of people don't even vote in this poverty retirement town. most of the educated people have left Richmond and Indiana all together. Be  More

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Over 11 years ago

Richmond is an attractive city for the most part, but for its population there is way to much crime. The police seem to worry more about petty issues like driving  More

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Over 13 years ago

Richmond is a great city homes here are very reasonable to buy. We have great parks. And lots of things to do for a town our size. I was born here so were my parents and  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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