COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brownstown vs Effingham
PLACE A
Brownstown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, Illinois
Brownstown is 95% smaller than Effingham. Effingham earns more, with a median household income $21,335 higher. Effingham has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -6%).
BROWNSTOWNEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population66412,406−95% vs Effingham
Population density2,8261,159+1,666
Population growth-6.5%-0.6%−5.8 pts
Median age45.739.6+6.1
Male46.1%48.2%−2.1 pts
Female53.9%51.8%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.7%91.6%+1.1 pts
Black1.5%0.7%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%4.7%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other4.5%1.9%+2.6 pts
Median household income$51,042$72,377−$21,335
Per capita income$32,382$38,328−$5,946
Poverty rate12.5%14.6%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.430+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%29.1%−9.4 pts
Graduate degree7.5%11.7%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%2.6%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation56.4%65.5%−9.1 pts
Median home value$70,900$177,500−$106,600
Median gross rent$544$725−$181
Owner-occupied80.7%66.1%+14.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.7%8.0%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households13.1%31.6%−18.4 pts
Average commute22.613.3+9.3
Worked from home3.8%12.5%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.3%+0.7 pts
Uninsured2.7%7.3%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025