COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tower Hill vs Effingham
PLACE A
Tower Hill, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, Illinois
Tower Hill is 96% smaller than Effingham. Effingham earns more, with a median household income $19,025 higher. Effingham has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -21%).
TOWER HILLEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population47312,406−96% vs Effingham
Population density4711,159−688
Population growth-20.6%-0.6%−20.0 pts
Median age41.439.6+1.8
Male51.4%48.2%+3.2 pts
Female48.6%51.8%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%91.6%−3.9 pts
Black0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other12.3%1.9%+10.4 pts
Median household income$53,352$72,377−$19,025
Per capita income$20,608$38,328−$17,720
Poverty rate13.0%14.6%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.9%29.1%−24.3 pts
Graduate degree2.1%11.7%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%2.6%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation50.0%65.5%−15.5 pts
Median home value$68,300$177,500−$109,200
Median gross rent$783$725+$58
Owner-occupied84.0%66.1%+17.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%8.0%+8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households19.2%31.6%−12.3 pts
Average commute18.213.3+5.0
Worked from home7.9%12.5%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured7.8%7.3%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025