Population

Urbana's current population is 69,135 people with 26,050 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 6.1% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 3.5% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 23.5 which is well below the state average of 38.4 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.08 persons. This area is not very family centric with 28.2% of the households being family households and with 14.2% having children in the home and 7.9% of the population being under 15 and an additional 52.8% being under 24. Another 21.4% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 10.1% between 45-64 years old leaving 7.9% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Urbana has a daytime employee population of 42,940 versus a permanent population of 69,135 meaning the daytime employee population is 62.1% of the permanent population living in the area and 53.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 56.0% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Urbana is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Urbana area are White 57.2%, Black 15.4%, Asian 19.9%, 3.3% other races and 8.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Urbana, Illinois		Illinois	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Urbana
		Illinois
Latitude / Longitude:		40.110596, -88.20721
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		69,135	90,565	12,762,130	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		65,131	85,878	12,835,073	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		69,084	90,675	12,815,712	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		71,538	93,507	12,665,480	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		6.1%	5.6%	-0.2%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.7%	0.6%	-0.2%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		23.5	24.5	38.4	38.8
Under 4 years old		2.9%	3.5%	5.8%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		2.5%	3.1%	6.1%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		2.4%	3.0%	6.3%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		52.8%	43.6%	12.9%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		21.4%	24.3%	27.4%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		14,765	22,043	3,493,377	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		10.1%	12.9%	24.8%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		6,994	11,673	3,169,902	83,512,738
65 years and over		7.9%	9.6%	16.7%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		5,468	8,672	2,127,760	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		7.9%	9.6%	18.3%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		5,436	8,694	2,330,711	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages