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Moving to Urbana, Illinois

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Population: 36,395. Estimated population in July 2024: 38,463 (+5.7% change)
Males: 19,171 (52.7%), Females: 17,224 (47.3%)

Champaign County

Zip codes: 61801, 61802.

Demographics

Median resident age: 24.6 years
Median household income: $27,819
Median house value: $89,300

Population by Race

Races in Urbana:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.4%)
  • Black (14.3%)
  • Chinese (5.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Korean (3.0%)
  • Asian Indian (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Other Asian (1.2%)
  • Japanese (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (20.4%), Irish (10.9%), English (9.7%), Polish (4.1%), United States (3.5%), Italian (3.3%).

Elevation: 735 feet

Land area: 10.5 square miles

Map of Urbana, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Urbana

  • High school or higher: 90.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 53.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 32.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Urbana city

  • Never married: 53.6%
  • Now married: 34.1%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

15.7% Foreign born (10.1% Asia, 2.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -898 (-2.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Urbana:

  • CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (611 WEST PARK STREET)
  • COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (1400 WEST PARK AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Urbana:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Urbana:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 7 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
  • COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 45 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
  • DECATUR (about 49 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Urbana:

  • FRASCA FIELD (about 3 miles; URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: C16)
  • RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 13 miles; RANTOUL, IL; Abbreviation: TIP)
  • PAXTON (about 24 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)

Amtrak stations near Urbana:

  • 3 miles: CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (CHAMPAIGN, 116 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: RANTOUL (RNATOUL, N. KENTUCKY ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Urbana:

  • CONCEPT COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 23; Location: 129 N RACE ST; Private, for-profit)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION (Location: 506 S Wright Street; Public; Website: www.uillinois.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • FAITH SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (Location: 2111 WILLOW RD; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
  • FRASCA AIR SERVICES (Location: 1402 E AIRPORT RD; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Urbana:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 3 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
  • PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 5 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
  • EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
  • LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)

Schools

Public high schools in Urbana:

  • URBANA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,320; Location: 1002 S RACE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HIGH SCH (Students: 302; Location: 1212 W SPRINGFIELD; Grades: 08 – 12)

Private high school in Urbana:

  • KINGSWOOD (Students: 23; Location: BOX 321; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Urbana:

  • URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,017; Location: 1201 S VINE ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LEAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 381; Location: 312 W OREGON; Grades: KG – 05)
  • M L KING JR ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location: 1108 W FAIRVIEW AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: 1602 S ANDERSON; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PRAIRIE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 320; Location: 2102 E WASHINGTON ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • YANKEE RIDGE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 306; Location: 2102 S ANDERSON ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • THOMAS PAINE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 302; Location: 1801 JAMES CHERRY DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WASHINGTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR (Students: 261; Location: 1102 N BROADWAY AVE; Grades: PK – PK)
  • YOUTH DETENTION CENTER (Students: 21; Location: 400 S ART BARTELL RD; Grades: 07 – 11)

Private primary/middle schools in Urbana:

  • CALVARY BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACA (Students: 65; Location: 2106 E WINDSOR ROAD; Grades: KG – 11)
  • CANAAN ACADEMY (Students: 65; Location: 404 W MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 5)

Libraries

Library in Urbana:

  • URBANA FREE LIB. (Operating income: $2,113,555; Location: 201 SOUTH RACE STREET; 217,505 books; 13,681 audio materials; 9,859 video materials; 721 serial subscriptions)

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