Effingham County, Illinois

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,505
Median household income: $75,380
Median home value: $179,800

Home to 34,505 residents, Effingham County is one of Illinois's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $75,380 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Effingham County's population grew 1.1% from 34,137 to 34,505, while its median household income rose 33.0% from $56,685 to $75,380.

Households average 2.43 people. The median gross rent is $734.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,505
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $75,380
Median home value: $179,800
Median gross rent: $734
Housing units: 15,336
Homeownership rate: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,13734,505

Median household income

$56,685$75,380

Median home value

$143,600$179,800

Median gross rent

$650$734

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,137	$56,685	$143,600	$650
2020	34,151	$59,932	$151,700	$654
2021	34,576	$65,590	$158,000	$676
2022	34,594	$73,181	$166,500	$697
2023	34,505	$75,380	$179,800	$734

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,252	6.5%
5 to 17	6,096	17.7%
18 to 24	2,442	7.1%
25 to 34	4,473	13.0%
35 to 44	4,137	12.0%
45 to 54	3,882	11.3%
55 to 64	4,892	14.2%
65 to 74	3,685	10.7%
75 and over	2,646	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,634	94.6%
Black or African American	226	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	251	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	464	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	905	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,622	6.8%
High school graduate	7,501	31.6%
Some college or associate's	8,426	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,232	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,934	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,452	79.6%
Carpooled	1,075	6.4%
Public transit	51	0.3%
Walked	360	2.1%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	1,840	10.9%
Other means	118	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,646	50.7%
15 to 29 min	4,770	31.7%
30 to 44 min	1,618	10.7%
45 to 59 min	302	2.0%
60+ min	734	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 10.6% (3,622 of 34,027)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,327	66.5%
Nonfamily households	4,703	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,030	91.5%
Vacant	1,306	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,954	78.1%
Renter-occupied	3,076	21.9%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,093	78.9%
1-unit, attached	235	1.5%
2 to 4 units	851	5.5%
5 to 19 units	630	4.1%
20 or more units	361	2.4%
Mobile home & other	1,166	7.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 17049
State: Illinois
Land area: 479 sq mi
Water area: 1.23 sq mi
Center point: 39.0479, -88.5928

Cities & places

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