COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Effingham County

Illinois · 31,704 residents · 479 sq mi

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With 31,704 people, Effingham County is a county in Illinois. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $54,600. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $299 a month. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 16%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,704

−7%vs 2000

vs 34,264 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−11%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

479 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202435K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(2,761)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(2,835)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(2,588)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(2,180)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,863)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(5,212)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(4,483)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(2,798)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(2,572)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(2,389)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,396)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(627)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,245

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,379 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,977

−35%vs 2000

vs $18,301 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.0%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,600

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $436 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.5%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

23.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(33,658)

Black0.2%(55)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(252)

Asian0.3%(108)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(31,577)

Black0%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(95)

Asian0.2%(49)

Other0.2%(64)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(318)

Puerto Rican0.7%(225)

South American0.4%(122)

Venezuelan0.4%(122)

Central American0.2%(59)

Honduran0.1%(48)

Dominican0.1%(20)

Guatemalan0%(11)

Cuban0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(121)

Indonesian0.2%(52)

Filipino0.1%(51)

Thai0.1%(28)

Pakistani0.1%(18)

Chinese0%(15)

Bangladeshi0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(9)

Ancestry

German42.6%(14,721)

American9.3%(3,195)

English9.2%(3,184)

Irish8.5%(2,949)

French2%(688)

Italian1.9%(673)

Scottish1.2%(404)

Polish1.1%(395)

Scotch-Irish1%(337)

Swedish0.8%(270)

Dutch0.6%(213)

Norwegian0.4%(129)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.4%(121)

French Canadian0.3%(104)

Welsh0.3%(102)

Arab0.2%(67)

Hungarian0.2%(61)

Greek0.1%(42)

British0.1%(40)

Danish0.1%(33)

Romanian0.1%(30)

Iranian0.1%(27)

Australian0.1%(22)

Belgian0.1%(20)

Croatian0.1%(20)

Austrian0.1%(19)

Portuguese0.1%(19)

Swiss0%(15)

Egyptian0%(14)

Lithuanian0%(14)

Serbian0%(12)

Russian0%(9)

Jordanian0%(7)

Slovak0%(7)

Lebanese0%(6)

Czech0%(5)

Ukrainian0%(5)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Nigerian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+65%vs 2000

vs 11.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.4%(4,239)

Married55.6%(7,753)

Widowed3.4%(475)

Divorced10.6%(1,473)

Women 15+

Never married22.4%(3,085)

Married56%(7,704)

Widowed9.4%(1,289)

Divorced12.2%(1,676)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.1%(469)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(172)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.6%(604)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.2%(165)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(32)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,799 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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