Champaign County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 996.8 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 194.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 10.0%. On the 2000 census form, 98.0% of the population reported only one race, with 11.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.33 persons compared to an average family size of 2.96 persons. In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $45,379. Per capita income grew by 9.3% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2008) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	193,636	316	Covered Employment	92,383	292
Growth (%) since 1990	11.9%	1449	Avg wage per job	$38,025	559
Households (2000)	70,597	295	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	9.4%	1679
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	105,980	294	Avg wage per job	$40,121	1245
Unemployment Rate (2008)	5.7	1463	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	3.3%	965
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$30,838	1163	Avg wage per job	$37,032	1843
Median Household Income (2007)	$44,237	1100	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	12.4%	842
Poverty Rate (2007)	18.2	778	Avg wage per job	$45,379	200
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	91.0	76	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	2.8%	1160
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	38.0	86	Avg wage per job	$44,580	680