COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olney vs Effingham
PLACE A
Olney, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, Illinois
Olney is 76% smaller than Effingham. Effingham earns more, with a median household income $36,127 higher. Effingham has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -8%).
OLNEYEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population3,00012,406−76% vs Effingham
Population density1,4831,159+324
Population growth-8.5%-0.6%−7.8 pts
Median age35.339.6−4.3
Male47.0%48.2%−1.2 pts
Female53.0%51.8%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born7.3%3.1%+4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.3%91.6%−22.3 pts
Black0.4%0.7%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.5%4.7%+17.8 pts
Asian3.9%1.1%+2.7 pts
Other3.9%1.9%+2.0 pts
Median household income$36,250$72,377−$36,127
Per capita income$29,325$38,328−$9,003
Poverty rate26.4%14.6%+11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5130.430+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%29.1%−15.3 pts
Graduate degree4.4%11.7%−7.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%2.6%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation58.8%65.5%−6.7 pts
Median home value$95,100$177,500−$82,400
Median gross rent$439$725−$286
Owner-occupied63.1%66.1%−3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%8.0%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households22.3%31.6%−9.3 pts
Average commute12.913.3−0.4
Worked from home3.4%12.5%−9.1 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.3%+1.0 pts
Uninsured22.6%7.3%+15.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025