Cities / Illinois / Urbana

Urbana, IL

38,741 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Champaign)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 9.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

IND

105 mi — Indianapolis International Airport

Population & People

Population

38,741

Median age

26.1

Median household income

$45,346

Poverty rate

28.0%

Unemployment rate

4.7%

Bachelor's degree+

56.7%

Avg. commute

12 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$184,900

Median gross rent

$972/mo

Homeownership rate

37.3%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,063

HUD Fair Market Rent (Illinois statewide average across 102 areas — not specific to Urbana), 2026. Efficiency $774, 1BR $854, 2BR $1063, 3BR $1370, 4BR $1561. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Illinois commercial electricity

13.07¢/kWh

Illinois industrial electricity

10.14¢/kWh

Illinois residential electricity

17.69¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1201996.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

913681.4

All-Transactions House Price Index for Illinois

565.87

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Source: FRED, Illinois-specific series.

Nearby Airports

IND

Indianapolis International Airport

105 mi away

MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

118 mi away

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

130 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Illinois energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Illinois economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).