Champaign County Local Info

Champaign is a vibrant community that continually surprises visitors and locals alike with activities, events and a wonderful environment in which to live, work and play.

Home to the University of Illinois, a thriving medical community, a business incubation/research park and loads of local businesses, Champaign, IL offers a strong economic setting.  In fact, a recent City of Champaign CAFR report stated, “The City of Champaign has one of the most consistently stable economic environments in the State of Illinois.”  This stability has been a major factor in allowing Champaign County to avoid the majority of the national real estate downturn.  We have had our struggles as well but Champaign remains a great place to be a homeowner.

The largest employers in the area are dominated by groups in education and medical fields:

Top 10 Largest Employers in Champaign County:

  1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  2. Carle Clinic Association
  3. Carle Foundation Hospital
  4. Champaign Unit #4 School District
  5. Kraft Foods
  6. Parkland College
  7. Provena Covenant Medical Center
  8. Kirby Foods, Inc.
  9. Christie Clinic P.C.
  10. Urbana School District #116

According to the City of Champaign CAFR 2009 report:

“” It is situated within a significant regional transportation network. It has within its boundaries entrances to three major interstate highways providing north-south and east-west access. The region has a varied economic base consisting of service, retail, manufacturing, and high technology industry that results in a comparatively low unemployment rate.  Unemployment rates in the region were at 7.5% compared with 6.4% a year ago. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is ranked among the top ten universities in the nation and dominates the local economy with over 10,500 employees. Champaign County, which includes the City of Champaign, smaller municipalities, and surrounding unincorporated areas, is a regional healthcare center with two hospitals (Carle Foundation Hospital and Provena Covenant Medical Center) and two large clinics (Carle Clinic and Christie Clinic).”