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Urbana by the numbers

BY The News-Gazette
© 2009 THE NEWS-GAZETTE
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS NUMBER PERCENT U.S.
Total population 36,395 100 100%
Male 19,171 52.7 49.10%
Female 17,224 47.3 50.90%
Median age 24.6 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 1,592 4.4 6.80%
18 years and over 30,976 85.1 74.30%
65 years and over 3,395 9.3 12.40%
One race 35,505 97.6 97.60%
White 24,389 67 75.10%
Black or African-American 5,218 14.3 12.30%
American Indian and Alaska native 64 0.2 0.90%
Asian 5,181 14.2 3.60%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Isl. 14 0 0.10%
Some other race 639 1.8 5.50%
Two or more races 890 2.4 2.40%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,288 3.5 12.50%
Household population 30,660 84.2 97.20%
Group quarters population 5,735 15.8 2.80%
Average household size 2.14 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.83 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 15,311 100 100%
Occupied housing units 14,327 93.6 91.00%
Owner-occupied housing units 5,295 37 66.20%
Renter-occupied housing units 9,032 63 33.80%
Vacant housing units 984 6.4 9.00%
Social characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 17,760 100
High school graduate or higher 16,126 90.8 80.40%
Bachelor''s degree or higher 9,508 53.5 24.40%
Civilian veterans 1,772 5.7 12.70%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 1,933 9.6 19.20%
Foreign-born 5,732 15.8 11.10%
Male, now married (population 15 years and over) 5,392 32.6 56.70%
Female, now married (population 15 years and over) 5,425 35.7 52.10%
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5-over) 7,599 22 17.90%
Economic characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 19,298 61.5 63.90%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 and over) 14.6 (X) 25.5
Median household income 27,819 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 42,655 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 15,969 (X) 21,587
Families below poverty level 836 13.3 9.20%
Individuals below poverty level 8,306 27.3 12.40%
Housing characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 4,730 100
Median value (dollars) 89,300 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)
With a mortgage 859 (X) 1,088
Not mortgaged 377 (X) 295

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