Effingham Population History 1990 - 2023

Effingham Population Facts

What is the current population of Effingham?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Effingham is 12,258. Effingham, Illinois is the 2,749th largest city in the US.

What county is Effingham, Illinois in?

Effingham is located entirely in Effingham County.

What is the size of Effingham, Illinois in square miles?

Effingham has an area of 9.9 square miles.

What was the peak population of Effingham?

The peak population of Effingham was in 2000, when its population was 12,388. In 2000, Effingham was the 2,335th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 2,749th largest city in the US. Effingham is currently 1.0% smaller than it was in 2000.

How quickly is Effingham shrinking?

Effingham has shrunk 1.0% since the year 2000. Effingham, Illinois's growth is below average. 70% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Effingham, Illinois?

Effingham has a population density of 1,249.8 people per square mile.

Effingham Demographics

What is the voting age population of Effingham, Illinois?

The total voting age population of Effingham, Illinois, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 9,348. The voting age population is 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

What percentage of Effingham, Illinois residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 17.2% of the residents of Effingham are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Effingham, Illinois?

The racial demographics of Effingham are 94.4% White, 1.7% Other, 1.5% Black, 1.4% Two or more races, 0.9% Asian and 0.1% American Indian. Additionally, 4.8% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Effingham, Illinois residents are below the poverty line?

In Effingham, 15.6% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 23.0%. On a per-household basis, 11.1% of families are below the poverty line in Effingham.

What percentage of Effingham, Illinois residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 62.8% of Effingham residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Effingham, Illinois residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 91.7% of Effingham residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 22.3% have a bachelor's degree and 7.9% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Effingham, Illinois residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Effingham residents aged 5 and older, 6.1% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.8% speak an Indo-European language, and 1.0% speak an Asian language.

Effingham Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Effingham, Illinois?

The unemployment rate in Effingham is 2.9%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Effingham, Illinois residents work for the government?

In Effingham, 8.5% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Effingham, Illinois?

The median household income in Effingham is $47,582.

Effingham Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Effingham, Illinois?

In Effingham, 59.7% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Effingham, Illinois?

Renters occupy 40.3% of housing units in Effingham.

What percentage of Effingham, Illinois housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Effingham, 10.7% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Effingham, Illinois housing units were built after 2000?

In Effingham, 5.5% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 300 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Effingham, Illinois?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Effingham is $599.

What percentage of households in Effingham, Illinois have broadband internet?

In Effingham, 80.8% of households have an active broadband internet connection.