COMPARING TWO PLACES
Noble vs Effingham
PLACE A
Noble, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, Illinois
Noble is 95% smaller than Effingham. Effingham earns more, with a median household income $15,234 higher. Effingham has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -6%).
NOBLEEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population60912,406−95% vs Effingham
Population density5991,159−560
Population growth-6.5%-0.6%−5.9 pts
Median age34.039.6−5.6
Male54.1%48.2%+5.9 pts
Female45.9%51.8%−5.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.6%91.6%+5.0 pts
Black0.8%0.7%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other2.6%1.9%+0.7 pts
Median household income$57,143$72,377−$15,234
Per capita income$22,623$38,328−$15,705
Poverty rate16.6%14.6%+2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3470.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%29.1%−21.8 pts
Graduate degree1.4%11.7%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%2.6%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation58.2%65.5%−7.3 pts
Median home value$58,500$177,500−$119,000
Median gross rent$511$725−$214
Owner-occupied74.8%66.1%+8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%8.0%+3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households27.9%31.6%−3.7 pts
Average commute20.913.3+7.7
Worked from home1.8%12.5%−10.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.8%7.3%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025