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Champaign, IL is a vibrant and diverse city with a population of 88,343. It has a population density of 3,915 people per square mile, which is lower than the US average of 93 people per square mile. The city is known for its local businesses such as Carle Foundation Hospital, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Market Place Mall. Year-round outdoor activities include biking along the Champaign County Forest Preserve trails or playing a round of golf at the Stone Creek Golf Club. Other organizations in the area are Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and Champaign Public Library. Local sporting events in Champaign include University of Illinois football games at Memorial Stadium as well as Fighting Illini basketball games at State Farm Center.

The population in Champaign is 88,343. There are 3,869 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Champaign is 26.9, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Champaign is 2.3, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Champaign
- 34.9% are married
- 8.2% are divorced
- 29.8% are married with children
- 16.7% have children, but are single
Race in Champaign

- 61.0% are White
- 17.5% are Black
- 12.4% are Asian
- 0.1% are Native American
- 0.2% claim Other
- 6.4% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 2.4% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander

   Estimated Total Population by Age

  PeopleChampaign, IllinoisUnited States
  88,343.0329,725,481.0
  48.4%50.5%
  51.6%49.5%
  26.938.4
 
  88,288.0326,569,308.0
  81,406.0309,327,143.0
  67,518.0285,036,114.0
  63,502.0251,960,433.0
  32.4%15.6%
  40.8%30.8%
 
  3869.493.4
  22.8313531905.423
  0.145264836.791
 
  57.1%59.4%
  17.7%12.2%
  15.0%5.6%
  0.0%0.6%
  0.0%0.2%
  0.3%0.4%
  3.2%3.2%
  6.6%18.4%
 
  34.9%49.8%
  33.9%48.0%
  1.0%1.8%
  65.1%50.2%
  54.5%33.8%
  7.9%10.8%
  2.7%5.6%
 
  2.282.6
  35,206.0124,010,992.0
  16,072.080,755,759.0
  31.8%30.5%
  40.6%42.9%
  19,134.043,255,233.0
  17.8%15.8%
  9.9%10.8%
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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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