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Effingham County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Effingham County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Effingham County is a small, largely rural Illinois county of 34,505 residents with a workforce characterized by high school attainment (93.2%) but relatively limited four-year degree attainment at 26.0%, supporting median worker earnings of $43,882 and a low unemployment rate of 2.2%. Housing costs are modest, with a median home value of $179,800 and median gross rent of just $734 per month, alongside a high homeownership rate of 78.2% and a short mean commute of 18.3 minutes. GDP per capita of $65,329 runs notably above the median household income of $80,404, and the county posted 1.0% population growth over five years, with a poverty rate of 10.6%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

34,505

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$80,404

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

Effingham County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,062 (95.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races430 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race329 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone297 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone278 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone101 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish693
  2. 2.Other Indo-European114
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic61
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)33
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)21

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,799

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$65,329

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,582

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,003
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,378
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,292
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,405
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,236

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,500
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,548
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,019
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,557
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,854

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.13×)582
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.61×)636
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.52×)2,593
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.30×)1,052
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.21×)2,250

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$179,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$734/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,9991,366 (12.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,253 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,241 (11.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,234 (11.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999754 (6.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999751 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,882

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,750 (79.5%)
  • Worked At Home2,036 (11.8%)
  • Carpooled987 (5.7%)
  • Walked303 (1.8%)
  • Other92 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle47 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.