Champaign County, IL Population

Overview

206,583

Total Population

30.6

Median age

50.00%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

40.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12,941

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Champaign County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Champaign County is 30.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Champaign County's population under 18 was 19.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Champaign County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Champaign County, 15.89% were under the age of 15, 33.30% aged 15 to 29, 37.93% aged 30 to 64, 11.33% aged 65 to 84, and 1.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 less females than males in Champaign County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Champaign County, IL.
The Champaign County, IL gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 16,996.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 15,187.

Champaign County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Champaign County population: 69.96% are White, 13.07% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 10.75% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.10% are some other race and 4.98% are multiracial.
Champaign County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 12,941 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 193,642 (93.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Champaign County is White with a population of 144,522 (69.96% of the total population).

Champaign County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 210,630 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Champaign County's population increased by 21,622 (12.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Champaign County's population increased by 4,071 (2.02%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Champaign County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 179,936.