COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pana vs Effingham
PLACE A
Pana, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, Illinois
Pana is 60% smaller than Effingham. Effingham earns more, with a median household income $26,209 higher. Effingham has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -11%).
PANAEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population5,01012,406−60% vs Effingham
Population density1,2991,159+140
Population growth-11.1%-0.6%−10.5 pts
Median age39.139.6−0.5
Male51.8%48.2%+3.6 pts
Female48.2%51.8%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born1.1%3.1%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.7%91.6%+0.2 pts
Black0.4%0.7%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%4.7%−0.4 pts
Asian1.5%1.1%+0.4 pts
Other2.1%1.9%+0.2 pts
Median household income$46,168$72,377−$26,209
Per capita income$31,009$38,328−$7,319
Poverty rate13.3%14.6%−1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4900.430+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%29.1%−13.3 pts
Graduate degree5.6%11.7%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%2.6%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation56.4%65.5%−9.2 pts
Median home value$77,900$177,500−$99,600
Median gross rent$684$725−$41
Owner-occupied65.0%66.1%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%8.0%+7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households32.7%31.6%+1.1 pts
Average commute18.913.3+5.6
Worked from home10.2%12.5%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work2.6%0.3%+2.3 pts
Uninsured3.5%7.3%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025