COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vernon vs Effingham
PLACE A
Vernon, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, Illinois
Vernon is 100% smaller than Effingham. Effingham earns more, with a median household income $18,835 higher.
VERNONEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population4612,406−100% vs Effingham
Population density81,159−1,151
Population growth–-0.6%–
Median age45.839.6+6.2
Male63.6%48.2%+15.4 pts
Female36.4%51.8%−15.4 pts
Foreign-born9.1%3.1%+6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%91.6%−91.6 pts
Black39.4%0.7%+38.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.2%4.7%+19.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other36.4%1.9%+34.5 pts
Median household income$53,542$72,377−$18,835
Per capita income$32,891$38,328−$5,437
Poverty rate15.2%14.6%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%29.1%−13.8 pts
Graduate degree7.7%11.7%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation42.4%65.5%−23.1 pts
Median home value$33,600$177,500−$143,900
Median gross rent–$725–
Owner-occupied64.7%66.1%−1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.6%8.0%+26.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%31.6%−31.6 pts
Average commute–13.3–
Worked from home21.4%12.5%+9.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured30.3%7.3%+23.0 pts
Population, 2023 – 2025