Effingham County, Illinois Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Effingham County, Illinois, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Effingham County, Illinois. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Effingham County, Illinois. The estimated population of Effingham County, Illinois is 34,576 people, with a median age of 39.2.

We can look at the total population in Effingham County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
34,576
+1.24%
+1.21%
2020
34,151
+0.04%
-
2019
34,137
 -0.11% -
2018
34,174
+0.03%
-
2017
34,164
 - -

Population of Effingham County, Illinois by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
95.3%
96%
 -0.73%
Black/African American
0.4%
0.6%
 -33.33%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
2.2%
1.9%
 +15.79%
Asian
0.6%
0.2%
 +200.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.3%
1%
 +30.00%
Other
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Effingham County, Illinois by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 39.2 -0.76% 38 +0.8% 40.4 -1.46%
2020 39.5 +0.25% 37.7 +0.27% 41 -0.24%
2019 39.4 +0.77% 37.6 +1.62% 41.1 +0.74%
2018 39.1 0% 37 0% 40.8 -0.24%
2017 39.1 - 37 - 40.9 -

The median age of Effingham County, Illinois gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,187 +2.06% 2,166 +4.08% 2,229 2,253
10 to 19 2,491 -4.13% 2,138 0.11% 2,380 2,138
20 to 29 2,219 -2.11% 2,031 -2.04% 2,169 1,988
30 to 39 2,219 +2.19% 2,039 +5.64% 2,266 2,152
40 to 49 1,904 +5.08% 1,887 -4.14% 2,001 1,809
50 to 59 2,350 +3.96% 2,492 -8.24% 2,435 2,293
60 to 69 2,151 -0.6% 2,127 +0.63% 2,134 2,138
70+ 1,500 +12.32% 2,263 +10.11% 1,691 2,500

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Effingham County, Illinois is $65,590.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Effingham County.

  • Under 25
    $54,803.00
  • 25 to 44
    $72,123.00
  • 45 to 64
    $78,799.00
  • 65 and over
    $45,915.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Effingham County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Effingham County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Effingham County, Illinois is currently $86,133.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.01% of households in Effingham County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Effingham County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    16.81%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.02%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.78%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.96%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    17.44%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.98%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.01%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Effingham County is $34,440.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Effingham County by the total population of Effingham County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Effingham County, Illinois, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Effingham County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    8.51%
  • Bachelor's degree
    26.69%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    14.10%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    49.04%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.66%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Effingham County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Effingham County over the age of 16 is 27,120.

Of those people, a total of 66.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Effingham County is 65.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,544 65.20% 2.50%
20 to 24 years 1,857 82.00% 3.80%
25 to 29 years 2,300 81.40% 2.80%
30 to 34 years 2,259 86.10% 0.60%
35 to 44 years 4,073 88.60% 3.20%
45 to 54 years 4,023 87.20% 2.40%
55 to 59 years 2,601 77.20% 3.10%
60 to 64 years 2,407 59.40% 3.40%
65 to 74 years 3,438 30.50% 0.70%
75 years and over 2,618 6.60% 6.90%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Effingham County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 26,302 66.70% 2.60%
Black or African American 142 52.80% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 22 59.10% 0.00%
Asian 120 90.80% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 205 62.40% 2.30%
Two or more races 329 74.20% 6.60%
Hispanic or Latino 516 68.20% 6.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 26,044 66.70% 2.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Effingham County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Effingham County is 17,642, with median earnings of $38,859.00.

Women in Effingham County, Illinois earning approximately 69.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 17,642 $38,859.00
Male 9,415 $45,716.00
Female 8,227 $31,776.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,904 $61,094.00
Business and Financial 681 $66,382.00
Computer and Mathematical 350 $55,900.00
Architecture and Engineering 277 $74,479.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 23 $49,583.00
Community and Social Service 191 $41,250.00
Legal 63 $72,135.00
Educational and Library 750 $43,261.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 147 $28,224.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,406 $52,820.00
Healthcare Support 487 $17,479.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 143 $82,266.00
Law Enforcement 149 $57,383.00
Food Preparation and Serving 935 $13,847.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 577 $20,189.00
Personal Care and Service 506 $17,857.00
Sales 1,839 $33,597.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,944 $34,338.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 140 $28,571.00
Construction and Extraction 919 $45,688.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 713 $46,581.00
Production 1,672 $36,201.00
Transportation and Material Moving 859 $46,531.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,201 $72,298.00 703 $46,653.00
Business and Financial 314 $73,125.00 367 $54,750.00
Computer and Mathematical 199 $53,850.00 151 $60,750.00
Architecture and Engineering 228 $84,500.00 49 $38,836.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 6 $0.00 17 $46,875.00
Community and Social Service 71 $37,426.00 120 $43,438.00
Legal 26 $119,167.00 37 $71,719.00
Educational and Library 139 $49,327.00 611 $37,238.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 73 $32,596.00 74 $28,158.00
Healthcare Practitioners 229 $59,879.00 1,177 $51,442.00
Healthcare Support 47 $20,089.00 440 $17,458.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 124 $90,308.00 19 $28,021.00
Law Enforcement 107 $65,164.00 42 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 190 $15,000.00 745 $13,369.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 385 $31,458.00 192 $9,333.00
Personal Care and Service 116 $9,583.00 390 $19,071.00
Sales 952 $44,112.00 887 $20,205.00
Office and Administrative Support 364 $37,500.00 1,580 $33,339.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 133 $29,821.00 7 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 919 $45,688.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 713 $46,581.00 0 $0.00
Production 1,358 $38,662.00 314 $29,659.00
Transportation and Material Moving 775 $46,594.00 84 $44,808.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 14,104 households in Effingham County, with an average household size of 2.42 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 9,430 families in Effingham County with an average family size of 2.94 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 7,465 828 1,137 4,674
Average Household Size 3.08 2.74 2.79 1.21
Total Families 7,465 828 1,137 0
Average Household Size 3.07 2.42 2.48 0

Poverty

Of the 9,430 families in Effingham County, 7.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Effingham County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 15,237 housing units in Effingham County, Illinois.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 14,104 92.56%
Vacant 1,133 7.44%

19.63% of the total 15,237 housing units in Effingham County are rental units. This is approximately 2,991 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 10,819 are occupied by the owner - or 71.00% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Effingham County is $676.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Effingham County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    294
  • Less than $500
    680
  • $500 to $999
    1,978
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    268
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    65
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Effingham County is $158,000.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Effingham County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    907
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    2,071
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,005
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,938
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    2,385
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    987
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    440
  • $1,000,000 or more
    86

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Effingham County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Effingham County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,256
  • 1940 to 1949
    753
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,349
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,404
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,556
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,901
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,292
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,552
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,141
  • 2014 or later
    33

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Effingham County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    924
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,532
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,541
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    4,107

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Effingham County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Effingham County that commute to work in a particular way.

17.2 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Effingham County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    1,312
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    3,274
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    3,724
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,818
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,664
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    589
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    998
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    304
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    169
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    347
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    400
  • 90 or more minutes
    276

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Effingham County, Illinois in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Effingham County, Illinois

We have data for 21 places in Effingham County, Illinois. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.