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UrbanaOH

Urbana, OH is a 12K-resident city in Champaign County with a median household income of $68,003.

Champaign County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Urbana, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Urbana has a population larger than 10% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $163,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 11%
By size
$68,003
Median income (place)
$163,000
Median home (place)
13.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Urbana

Urbana posts a median household income higher than 34% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Urbana area.

Bottom 35%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Urbana

Where Urbana income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$68,003 Bottom 34% higher than 34% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Urbana $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Urbana, OH beyond the headline numbers

Urbana sits inside Champaign County, Ohio, at roughly 40.11°N, -83.75°W. Population 11,547, $68,003 median household income. Median home value $163,000, median rent $935. Poverty rate 13.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Urbana, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Urbana, OH stands at 13.6%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Urbana runs about 2.4 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 6.6% of Urbana workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 44% in Urbana, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Urbana from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,547
Urbana · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$68,003
-24% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$163,000
-61% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Champaign County): Urbana's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
39K-3%
Median Income
$75,556+54%
Median Home Value
$204,000+64%
Poverty Rate
8%-40%
Unemployment
4.8%-58%

Economics

Economics indicators for Urbana, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$935/mo
Poverty Rate
13.6% +10% vs avg
Unemployment 5.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 17.9%
Work From Home 6.6%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 87.3%
African American 4.6%
Asian 1%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
44%
Short Sleep Duration
42.4%
High Blood Pressure
39.1%
Physical Inactivity
29.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.4%
Current Smoking
17.2%
Binge Drinking
15.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.3%
Diabetes
13.5%
Current Asthma
11.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.8%
Annual Checkup 79.6%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
8%
Stroke
4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
1
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
MERCY HEALTH - URBANA HOSPITAL
URBANA · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Urbana?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Urbana right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Urbana: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Urbana; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Urbana, OH?
Urbana, OH has a population of 11,547 people, located in Champaign County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Urbana?
The median household income in Urbana, OH is $68,003 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.6%.
What is the median home value in Urbana?
The median home value in Urbana, OH is $163,000. Median rent is $935/month.
What are the top health concerns in Urbana?
The top health indicators in Urbana include Obesity (44%), Short Sleep Duration (42.4%), High Blood Pressure (39.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Urbana?
Urbana has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Urbana?
The median age in Urbana, OH is 37.2 years. 17.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Urbana, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (13.6% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($68,003 here).

Compare Urbana with another city

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Using Urbana's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Champaign County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.