COMPARING TWO PLACES
Findlay vs Effingham
PLACE A
Findlay, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, Illinois
Findlay is 95% smaller than Effingham. Effingham earns more, with a median household income $16,960 higher.
FINDLAYEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population65812,406−95% vs Effingham
Population density7121,159−447
Population growth-2.8%-0.6%−2.2 pts
Median age49.539.6+9.9
Male50.0%48.2%+1.8 pts
Female50.0%51.8%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born1.6%3.1%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%91.6%+2.8 pts
Black0.4%0.7%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%4.7%−2.8 pts
Asian1.3%1.1%+0.2 pts
Other1.9%1.9%+0.0 pts
Median household income$55,417$72,377−$16,960
Per capita income$29,351$38,328−$8,977
Poverty rate20.9%14.6%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%29.1%−19.3 pts
Graduate degree1.6%11.7%−10.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%2.6%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation54.0%65.5%−11.5 pts
Median home value$88,000$177,500−$89,500
Median gross rent$813$725+$88
Owner-occupied87.1%66.1%+21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%8.0%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households7.5%31.6%−24.1 pts
Average commute25.413.3+12.1
Worked from home10.8%12.5%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.8%7.3%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025