CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Effingham

Kansas · 543 residents · 0.62 sq mi

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Effingham is a city of 543 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $26,900. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $268 a month at the median. Households here earn about 20% less than in Kansas as a whole. 71% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

543

−8%vs 2000

vs 588 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024786

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1414.2%(77)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(20)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(79)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(77)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(57)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(44)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(21)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,875

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,656 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,178

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,505 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.2%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,900

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$268

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $334 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.3% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(570)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(543)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(7)

Ancestry

German37.2%(292)

Irish26.6%(209)

French12.8%(101)

English12.3%(97)

Swiss8.9%(70)

American7.4%(58)

Swedish5.1%(40)

Scottish3.7%(29)

Italian1.8%(14)

Norwegian0.8%(6)

Dutch0.4%(3)

French Canadian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest English population · Largest Swiss population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.5%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.9 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 17.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.4%(75)

Married65.9%(211)

Widowed2.8%(9)

Divorced7.8%(25)

Women 15+

Never married16%(55)

Married45.5%(156)

Widowed29.7%(102)

Divorced8.7%(30)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.4%

−14.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

43.8%

+11.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.8%

+28.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.4%

−22.2 ptssince 2020

from 80.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

67.7%

+32.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)9.7%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 31 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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