COMPARING TWO PLACES
Red Wing vs Effingham
PLACE A
Red Wing, MN
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, IL
Red Wing is 8% larger than Effingham. Red Wing earns more, with a median household income $5,397 higher.
RED WINGEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population48,19544,727+8% vs Effingham
Population density6454+9
Population growth3.0%-0.4%+3.4 pts
Median age42.540.7+1.8
Male50.1%50.4%−0.3 pts
Female49.9%49.6%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born2.6%1.3%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.1%94.4%−5.3 pts
Black1.5%0.3%+1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%2.2%+1.9 pts
Asian0.7%0.6%+0.0 pts
Other4.7%2.5%+2.2 pts
Median household income$84,171$78,774+$5,397
Per capita income$43,250$39,201+$4,049
Poverty rate9.3%9.9%−0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.418+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%25.2%+2.7 pts
Graduate degree8.6%8.3%+0.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%1.9%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation64.5%65.6%−1.1 pts
Median home value$285,100$174,871+$110,229
Median gross rent$966$742+$224
Owner-occupied78.8%79.6%−0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%10.0%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households45.1%30.3%+14.8 pts
Average commute23.819.3+4.5
Worked from home10.7%11.0%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.2%+0.5 pts
Uninsured5.9%5.3%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025