COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oconee vs Effingham
PLACE A
Oconee, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, Illinois
Oconee is 99% smaller than Effingham. Effingham earns more, with a median household income $13,242 higher. Effingham has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -22%).
OCONEEEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population17312,406−99% vs Effingham
Population density1331,159−1,026
Population growth-21.8%-0.6%−21.2 pts
Median age61.439.6+21.8
Male36.5%48.2%−11.7 pts
Female63.5%51.8%+11.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.1%91.6%−59.5 pts
Black63.8%0.7%+63.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%4.7%−3.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other2.9%1.9%+1.0 pts
Median household income$59,135$72,377−$13,242
Per capita income$21,464$38,328−$16,864
Poverty rate2.9%14.6%−11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.6%29.1%−25.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Unemployment rate38.9%2.6%+36.3 pts
Labor force participation26.3%65.5%−39.2 pts
Median home value$87,500$177,500−$90,000
Median gross rent$592$725−$133
Owner-occupied91.1%66.1%+25.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%8.0%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%31.6%−31.6 pts
Average commute22.713.3+9.5
Worked from home0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.4%7.3%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025