City of Urbana population increases by nearly 2,500

“From a financial standpoint, it helps ensure that our community receives its fair share of state and federal funding distributed on a per capita basis. It also is important that we have accurate demographic and housing data in order to plan for programs and services. Finally, we were able to count residents in several housing complexes that had been built since 2020. We are sincerely grateful to all the residents who responded to Census 2025. They live here and they count,” said Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin.

By Craig Ondevilla February 24, 2025 1:56 pm

Chambana TodayCanvaPro“From a financial standpoint, it helps ensure that our community receives its fair share of state and federal funding distributed on a per capita basis. It also is important that we have accurate demographic and housing data in order to plan for programs and services. Finally, we were able to count residents in several housing complexes that had been built since 2020. We are sincerely grateful to all the residents who responded to Census 2025. They live here and they count,” said Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin.

URBANA, IL (Chambana Today) – The City of Urbana will increase by nearly 2500, with the population at 40,795.

This increase is a result of a Partial Special Census conducted last fall. With the increase in population, an additional $600,000 per year will be provided in state revenues for the general operating fund and motor fuel tax fund. The census was conducted due to the decline in population during the 2020 Census.

City officials attributed the decline to the fact that the 2020 Census was conducted two weeks after the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shut down in-person classes due to COVID-19. These declines were most noticable around campus and the Partial Special Census targeted areas around campus.