MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Effingham Micro

Effingham, IL · 2 counties · 42,374 residents · 825 sq mi

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Effingham is a metro area of 42,374 people. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $50,445. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $291 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 9.8%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

42,374

−7%vs 2000

vs 45,517 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

51 / sq mi

−7%vs 2000

vs 55 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

825 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202445K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(3,566)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(3,728)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(3,404)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(2,933)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(2,539)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(6,796)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(5,843)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(3,907)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(3,577)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(3,328)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,956)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(797)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,333

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,580 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,602

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,968 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,445

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,868 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.5%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

22.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(44,744)

Black0.1%(66)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(320)

Asian0.3%(125)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(42,216)

Black0%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(106)

Asian0.2%(73)

Other0.2%(69)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(333)

Puerto Rican0.5%(226)

South American0.4%(122)

Venezuelan0.4%(122)

Central American0.2%(73)

Honduran0.1%(48)

Dominican0.1%(20)

Panamanian0.1%(14)

Guatemalan0%(11)

Spaniard0.1%(8)

Cuban0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(121)

Indonesian0.2%(52)

Filipino0.1%(51)

Thai0.1%(28)

Chinese0%(19)

Pakistani0.1%(18)

Bangladeshi0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(9)

Ancestry

German41%(18,381)

English10.7%(4,806)

Irish9.1%(4,088)

American9%(4,038)

Italian2%(888)

French1.9%(869)

Scottish1.2%(525)

Scotch-Irish1%(446)

Polish1%(445)

Swedish0.8%(341)

Dutch0.8%(337)

Norwegian0.4%(160)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(143)

Canadian0.4%(121)

French Canadian0.3%(104)

Arab0.2%(67)

British0.1%(66)

Lithuanian0.1%(65)

Hungarian0.2%(61)

Greek0.1%(42)

Danish0.1%(41)

Czech0.1%(30)

Romanian0.1%(30)

Belgian0.1%(27)

Iranian0.1%(27)

Portuguese0.1%(27)

Austrian0.1%(24)

Australian0.1%(22)

Croatian0.1%(20)

Swiss0%(19)

Egyptian0%(14)

Serbian0%(12)

Russian0%(9)

Jordanian0%(7)

Slovak0%(7)

Lebanese0%(6)

Ukrainian0%(5)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Nigerian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.3%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

+63%vs 2000

vs 12.9 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 married30.1%(5,467)

Married55.8%(10,136)

Widowed3.3%(594)

Divorced10.8%(1,956)

Women 15+

Never married22%(3,971)

Married55.6%(10,017)

Widowed10.2%(1,835)

Divorced12.2%(2,195)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 8.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% 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)24.7%(576)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.6%(248)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.6%(830)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(180)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(44)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,334 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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