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61822 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61822 covers Champaign, Illinois, with a population of about 28,246 and a median household income of $97,044.

Population
28,246264 per square mile
Median age
380.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$97,0441.2× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
7%5.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$335,927up 31.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,265about the Illinois median
Degree or higher
58%23 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.3%3.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
646

Where 61822 is

Champaign, 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

Population28,246
Median age38
Family households63.2%
Born outside the US17.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.9%
White (non-Hispanic)57.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)17.1%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%
Veterans4.7%
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$97,044
Income per person$53,343
Poverty rate7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k12.9%
$75–100k10.3%
$100–125k12.3%
$125–150k11.6%
$150–200k9.8%
$200k or more15.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,630
Mean adjusted gross income$115,327
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.9%
Returns, under $25k20.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.6%
Returns, $200k or more13.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$264,600
Median gross rent$1,265
Rent as a share of household income22.8%
Owner-occupied68.3%
Vacant homes4.4%
Median year built1999

What the homes are

Detached house57.8%
Attached house12.7%
2 to 4 units5.8%
5 to 19 units13.3%
20 or more units7.4%
Mobile home2.9%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$335,927as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 50.3%
Typical asking rent$1,795as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$335,927$168,160

$168,160 in 2001 to $335,927 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher58%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home14.2%
Drives to work alone71.5%
Takes public transport2.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4%
Health

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

Obesity30.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.7% 1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.6% 8.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.3% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments646
People employed12,595
Annual payroll$565,230,000
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 67.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.6 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.

Drought94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm45.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.3Very 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$97,044$81,702$78,538
Income per person$53,343$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate7%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$264,600$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,265$1,227$1,348
Homeownership68.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher58%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%5.8%5.2%
Works from home14.2%14%13.5%
Born outside the US17.6%14.4%13.9%
Median age3838.938.7
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 US6.6 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 supermarket90% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket27% 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Champaign Community Unit School District 454.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 323% of this ZIP code's land area
Tolono Community Unit School District 79.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Fisher Community Unit School District 15.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Rantoul Township High School District 1933.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 1303.4% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability6.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61821 Champaign, IL2.8 km away
61824 Champaign, IL4 km away
61825 Champaign, IL4 km away
61820 Champaign, IL4.4 km away
61803 Urbana, IL5.9 km away
61826 Champaign, IL6.8 km away
61801 Urbana, IL7.4 km away
61815 Bondville, IL7.4 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 area107.17 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density264 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.1317, -88.2854

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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