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Urbana, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Urbana is a Census city of 39,341 people across 11.84 square miles of land, in Champaign County. Median household income is $45,346, 37.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Urbana
What Urbana is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.84 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,322
- County holding the largest share of its areaChampaign County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Urbana
- Population39,341
- Median age26.1
- Population under 185,179
- Share under 1813.2 percent
- Population 65 and over4,532
- Share 65 and over11.5 percent
- Households16,856
- Family households6,039
- Share of households that are families35.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Urbana
- Median household income$45,346
- Per capita income$32,592
- Civilian labor force20,316
- Employed19,358
- Unemployed958 plus or minus 336
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over20,648
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree36.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Urbana
- Housing units19,228
- Occupied units16,856
- Vacant units2,372
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent
- Owner occupied6,287
- Renter occupied10,569
- Ownership rate37.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$184,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$972
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.7 percent
- Single family units8,198
- Share single family42.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10,954
- Share in buildings of two or more57.0 percent
- Mobile homes76 plus or minus 85
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Urbana gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute15,477
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,096
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,309 plus or minus 277
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.5 percent
- Drove alone48.4 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport7.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked13.9 percent
- Worked from home18.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Urbana (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$24,793,300
- Average approval$751,312
- Median approval$249,600
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,534,960
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported385
- Jobs per approval11.7
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full3
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.3 percent
- Share to franchises27.3 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Urbana, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Urbana (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$10,126,000
- Average approval$723,286
- Median approval$422,500
- Largest approval$2,628,000
- Jobs supported153
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Urbana, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Urbana
- NFIP communityCity of Urbana
- NFIP community number170035
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/02/13
The City of Urbana participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170035 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Champaign County, not Urbana
Champaign County context, not Urbana figures
- Establishments in Champaign County4,237
- Covered employment, Champaign County94,777
- Average annual pay, Champaign County$64,216
- Housing units permitted, Champaign County565
Every figure in this section is published for Champaign County as a whole and is not a measurement of Urbana.
All Champaign County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Urbana questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Urbana, Illinois?
39,341, in 16,856 households. Urbana city covers 11.84 square miles of land, which is 3,322 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Urbana in?
Champaign County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Urbana?
$45,346. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $184,900. Median gross rent is $972 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Urbana businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $24.8 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $249,600, plus 14 504 approvals worth $10.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Urbana, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Urbana borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Urbana. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Urbana in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Urbana appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Urbana, city of, community 170035, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Urbana figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Champaign County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Urbana.
Is zoning published for Urbana?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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