CunninghamIL
A town of 39,341. A regional job hub with 20,968 jobs.
What makes Cunningham stand out
The 3 things Cunningham does most differently from other towns.
Every workday, about 18,475 people come to Cunningham for work
Where Cunningham’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Cunningham’s report card
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The data
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About one in five working residents works right in Cunningham
About one in 5 of Cunningham’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Champaign (38%), Urbana (20%) and Chicago (4%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
Where working residents work
7.5% of Cunningham is conserved land
8.5 miles of trails across 25 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Meadowbrook Park | 1.8 mi | 129 |
| 2. Weaver Park | 1.4 mi | 60 |
| 3. University of Illinois Arboretum | 1.2 mi | 37 |
Cunningham’s public schools outperform 12% of Illinois districts
The public schools Cunningham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankee Ridge Multilingual School | K–5 | 482 | Not graded |
| Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch | K–5 | 399 | D |
| Leal Elem School | K–5 | 373 | C |
| Thomas Paine Elem School | K–5 | 324 | D |
| M L King Jr Elem School | K–5 | 322 | D |
| Smart Christian Academy Private | K–6 | 123 |
Healthier than 72% of U.S. towns
Cunningham beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Cunningham | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.1% | 11.7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 10.5% | 8% |
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Cunningham has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.
About Cunningham
Township in Illinois, United States
Cunningham Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 38,336 and it contained 18,321 housing units. Cunningham Township is coterminous with the City of Urbana. It is one of two coterminous townships in Champaign County and one of fifteen coterminous townships statewide.
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- Population
- 38,336
- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft
Cunningham’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Cunningham.