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61802 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61802 covers Urbana, Illinois, with a population of about 19,502 and a median household income of $58,588.

Population
19,502238 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$58,58828% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
15.7%3.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$226,109up 37.3% in five years
Median rent
$99619% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
37.8%2.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
55.7%9.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
386

Where 61802 is

Urbana, Illinois — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population19,502
Median age40.3
Family households47.8%
Born outside the US12.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.5%
White (non-Hispanic)60.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)17.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino10.7%
Veterans7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$58,588
Income per person$40,810
Poverty rate15.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.0%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k5.3%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k9.5%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k8.0%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k5.9%
$200k or more7.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed9,330
Mean adjusted gross income$71,065
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.5%
Returns, under $25k29.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.2%
Returns, $200k or more5.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$158,300
Median gross rent$996
Rent as a share of household income30.8%
Owner-occupied55.7%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house48.6%
Attached house7.3%
2 to 4 units7.4%
5 to 19 units15.4%
20 or more units8.8%
Mobile home12.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$226,109as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 62.1%
Typical asking rent$1,312as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 8%
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$226,109$111,238

$111,238 in 2001 to $226,109 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%
High school diploma or higher91.6%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone76.1%
Takes public transport3.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.4% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65% 0.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64% 2.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.2% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.7% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.7% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments386
People employed5,708
Annual payroll$268,379,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 56.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.7 out of 100
Community resilience79.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Illinois and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIllinoisUnited States
Median household income$58,588$81,702$78,538
Income per person$40,810$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate15.7%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$158,300$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$996$1,227$1,348
Homeownership55.7%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home9.8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US12.2%14.4%13.9%
Median age40.338.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCHAMPAIGN 3S, IL US6.1 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January33.5°F / 17.9°F2.31 in rain, 6.5 in snow
February38.4°F / 21.2°F2.18 in rain, 5.8 in snow
March50.4°F / 31.2°F2.77 in rain, 2.5 in snow
April63.1°F / 41.6°F3.94 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May73.8°F / 52.7°F4.78 in rain
June82.7°F / 62.1°F4.58 in rain
July85.2°F / 65.2°F4.49 in rain
August84°F / 63.6°F3.54 in rain
September78.8°F / 55.6°F3.37 in rain
October65.8°F / 43.9°F3.35 in rain
November50.7°F / 32.2°F3.21 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December38.5°F / 23.6°F2.4 in rain, 4.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket44% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket30% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Urbana School District 11633.7% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 30525.6% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 16915.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 1979.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Tolono Community Unit School District 79.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 1302.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Rantoul Township High School District 1932.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Champaign Community Unit School District 41.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Walkability7.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

61801 Urbana, IL4.9 km away
61803 Urbana, IL5.9 km away
61874 Savoy, IL7.2 km away
61820 Champaign, IL7.3 km away
61864 Philo, IL7.8 km away
61824 Champaign, IL7.8 km away
61825 Champaign, IL7.8 km away
61821 Champaign, IL10 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Champaign County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area82.06 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density238 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0746, -88.1691

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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