Effingham County, IL Demographic Data

Effingham County, IL Summary

Effingham County is located in Illinois
  • Population: 34,280
  • Area: 480.01 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 478.78 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 1.23 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 71.41 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 561.02 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

Illinois Heat Map by County Population

Sponsored

Effingham County, IL Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,146
50%
50.8
Male
17,210
50%
49.2
Total Population
34,356
 
323,128,000

Effingham County, IL Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,213
6.4% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,992
5.8% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,497
7.3% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,299
6.7% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,143
6.2% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,277
12.4% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,827
11.1% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,758
13.8% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,411
7.0% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,195
6.4% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,066
8.9% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,868
5.4% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
810
2.4% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
26,184
76.2%
77.2
Female
13,287
50.7%
51.3
Male
12,897
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
24,813
72.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,030
20.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,744
16.7%
15.2
Female
3,297
57.4%
55.8
Male
2,447
42.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0

Effingham County, IL Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
34,115
99.3% 
96.8
White
33,551
97.7% 
72.6
Black or African American
151
0.4% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
25
0.1% 
0.8
Asian
205
0.6% 
5.4
Asian Indian
12
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
35
0.1% 
1.3
Filipino
63
0.2% 
0.9
Japanese
26
0.1% 
0.2
Korean
9
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
9
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
51
0.1% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
11
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
11
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
172
0.5% 
5.1
Two or More Races
241
0.7% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
648
1.9% 
17.8
Mexican
460
1.3% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
48
0.1% 
1.7
Cuban
5
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
135
0.4% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
33,708
98.1% 
82.2

Effingham County, IL Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
832
3.6% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,226
5.3% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,492
36.6% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,451
19.2% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,993
12.9% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,793
16.3% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,425
6.1% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,058
8.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,154
91.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,218
22.4%
31.2

Effingham County, IL Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,551
27.3%
33.7%
Now Married
14,735
53.3%
47.5
Divorced
3,080
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
161
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
2,127
7.7
5.8%

Effingham County, IL Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
31,246
97.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
897
2.8%
21.6%
Spanish
518
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
242
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
121
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
0.0%
1.1%

Effingham County, IL Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
630
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
708
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,513
11.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,602
12.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,909
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,637
19.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,726
13.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,632
12.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
496
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
463
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
52,977
 
57,617
Per capita income
27,680
 
31,128

Effingham County, IL Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
521
3.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,547
9.0%
9.8
Construction
1,318
7.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,856
22.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
797
4.6%
6.6
Information
147
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,816
16.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
850
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
973
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
472
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
2,425
14.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
846
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
614
3.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,898
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,014
29.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,017
17.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,293
25.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,960
17.2%
18.1%

Effingham County, IL Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
16,966
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
14,262
84.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,619
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
81
0.5%
5.1
Walked
275
1.6%
2.7
Other means
145
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
584
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.6
 
26.6

Effingham County, IL Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
661
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,055
30.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,233
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
3,367
25.3%
21.0

Effingham County, IL Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
13,316
90.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,428
78.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,888
21.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,415
9.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5

Effingham County, IL Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,731
1 room
424
2.9%
2.4
2 rooms
125
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
720
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,680
11.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,806
19.0%
19.8
6 rooms
3,207
21.8%
17.8
7 rooms
2,313
15.7%
12.0
8 rooms
1,376
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,080
14.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Effingham County, IL Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,731
 
 
1-unit, detached
11,597
78.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
173
1.2%
5.9
2-units
243
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
445
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
424
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
246
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
431
2.9%
9.0
Mobile home
1,172
8.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Effingham County, IL Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,111
14.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
670
4.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,391
9.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,669
11.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,821
19.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,884
12.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,143
14.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,704
11.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
305
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
33
0.2%
1.4%

Effingham County, IL Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,599
49.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,349
17.6%
4.7
Electricity
3,787
28.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
29
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
432
3.2%
1.9
Solar energy
9
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
94
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
17
0.1%
1.1

Effingham County, IL Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,269
 
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
71
1.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
133
2.5%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
133
2.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
379
7.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
655
12.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,788
33.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,110
40.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,827
53.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
838
16.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
497
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
307
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
773
14.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%

Effingham County, IL Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,711 
 
41,631,300 
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.3%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
10
0.4%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
12
0.4%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
44
1.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
111
4.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
806
29.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,720
63.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
177
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
598
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
533
19.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
482
18.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
423
15.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
356
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
273
10.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
612
22.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
209
0.0%
0.0%

Effingham County, IL Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,428
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,224
11.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,465
23.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,310
22.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,644
15.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,747
16.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
706
6.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
281
2.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
51
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
132,900
 
205,000