Champaign County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Champaign County, Illinois. Population: 206.5K.

Median Home Price
$209.5K

Based on 20 cities

Median Household Income
$63.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
3.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$64.3K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$4,245

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
2.03%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,059
Property Tax$354
Insurance$87.28
Total Monthly$1,500
Historical Home Prices
2015
$143.8K
2016
$147.4K
+2.5%%
2017
$150.5K
+2.1%%
2018
$152.1K
+1.1%%
2019
$156.0K
+2.6%%
2020
$161.3K
+3.4%%
2021
$178.3K
+10.6%%
2022
$189.3K
+6.1%%
2023
$199.4K
+5.3%%
2024
$211.3K
+6.0%%
2025
$224.0K
+6.0%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
4.0%%

Near national average

Population Density
207

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
5.5

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White
63.6%
Black
13.1%
Hispanic
8.1%
Asian
10.7%
Two or More Races
4.1%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
52°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
154

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
39.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 91/100

January Low
8°F

Average winter low

July High
77°F

Average summer high