Effingham

Population: 12,258
Median household income: $65,718
Median home value: $166,700

Effingham, a community in Effingham County, Illinois, has 12,258 residents. At $65,718, its median household income sits below Effingham County's $75,380.

Between 2019 and 2023, Effingham's population declined 2.4% from 12,563 to 12,258, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $126,800 to $166,700.

The median gross rent is $696. 27.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,258
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,718
Median home value: $166,700
Median gross rent: $696
Housing units: 5,584
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,56312,258

Median household income

$47,582$65,718

Median home value

$126,800$166,700

Median gross rent

$599$696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,563	$47,582	$126,800	$599
2020	12,310	$52,551	$136,300	$630
2021	12,218	$56,242	$151,400	$662
2022	12,244	$62,358	$155,900	$686
2023	12,258	$65,718	$166,700	$696

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	837	6.8%
5 to 17	1,949	15.9%
18 to 24	1,076	8.8%
25 to 34	1,863	15.2%
35 to 44	1,304	10.6%
45 to 54	1,332	10.9%
55 to 64	1,497	12.2%
65 to 74	1,383	11.3%
75 and over	1,017	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,289	92.1%
Black or African American	181	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	126	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	202	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	457	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	681	8.1%
High school graduate	2,255	26.9%
Some college or associate's	3,125	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,485	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	850	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,474	75.8%
Carpooled	473	8.0%
Public transit	22	0.4%
Walked	203	3.4%
Bicycle	9	0.2%
Worked from home	667	11.3%
Other means	53	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,724	71.2%
15 to 29 min	833	15.9%
30 to 44 min	554	10.6%
45 to 59 min	43	0.8%
60+ min	80	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 14.8% (1,765 of 11,912)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,052	58.7%
Nonfamily households	2,144	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,196	93.1%
Vacant	388	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,340	64.3%
Renter-occupied	1,856	35.7%

1-unit, detached67.5%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,767	67.5%
1-unit, attached	121	2.2%
2 to 4 units	578	10.4%
5 to 19 units	498	8.9%
20 or more units	339	6.1%
Mobile home & other	281	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1722736
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 39.1207, -88.5509