Illinois · Census place 1712385
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois with an estimated 91,961 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 9th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 91,961
- #9 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- +4.0%
- +3,565 people
- Land area
- 23.0 sq mi
- + 0.14 sq mi water
- Density
- 3,993 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Champaign population, 2020 to 2024
Champaign added 3,565 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.0%. In the latest year it moved by +1,231. Among 330 Illinois places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 26th; the median place changed by -0.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in Illinois has 14,760 people, so Champaign is 6.2 times that size.
Champaign covers 23.03 square miles of land and 0.14 of water, for 3,993 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Champaign is denser than the typical town.
What county Champaign is in
All of Champaign's residents live in Champaign County, which had 212,374 residents in 2024. Champaign holds 43.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Champaign
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Champaign by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 61820, 61821, 61822. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Champaign is
The Census internal point of Champaign is at 40.114100, -88.274600. Springfield, the capital, is 76.4 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Springfield, IL (112,949 people), 75.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.114100, -88.274600
- DMS
- 40°06'50.76"N 88°16'28.56"W
- UTM
- 16N 391380.3E 4441199.8N
- Geohash
- dp1hpq83s
- Plus code
- 86GH4P7G+J5
Daylight in Champaign
At 40.11° N, Champaign gets about 15 h 02 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 19 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 43 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Champaign
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Savoy, 3.9 miles away, with 9,260 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Champaign, IL?
91,961 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,565 (4.0%) from 88,396 in July 2020.
What county is Champaign in?
Champaign County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Champaign?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 61820, 61821, 61822.
How far is Champaign from Springfield?
76.4 miles (123.0 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Champaign.
What is the nearest larger city to Champaign?
Springfield, IL, with 112,949 residents, 75.9 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.