Effingham County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 31,85594.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7802.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5801.7%Two or more races
  • 2360.7%Asian alone
  • 1800.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 240.07%Some other race alone
  • 160.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $165,921

Here:	$165,921
State:	$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $150,903

Here:	$150,903
State:	$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $113,947

Here:	$113,947
State:	$299,638

Mobile homes: $51,088

Here:	$51,088
State:	$78,855

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 49
• Auto thefts: 15

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 69
• Auto thefts: 15

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,715 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,445 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Effingham County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $521 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $658 a month.

Cities in this county include: Effingham, Altamont, Teutopolis, Watson, Dieterich, Edgewood, Beecher City, Mason, Montrose, Shumway.

2023 air pollution in Effingham County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.037 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clay County, Kansas , Elbert County, Colorado , Fayette County , Ellsworth County, Kansas , Pocahontas County, West Virginia , Lincoln County, Missouri , Morris County, Kansas .

Current college students: 1,366
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 792 (46.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3772010 or later
• 1792000 to 2009
• 1581990 to 1999
• 1151980 to 1989
• 111970 to 1979
• 71Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,064
• One, attached: 193
• Two: 422
• 3 or 4: 466
• 5 to 9: 392
• 10 to 19: 270
• 20 to 49: 292
• 50 or more: 120
• Mobile homes: 1,049
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Effingham County with a mortgage: 5,902 (406 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 351 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 191

Religion statistics for Effingham County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Effingham County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 1996 to May 17, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1112: May 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1112, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

4.39% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,377 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.15% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($32,978 average AGI)
1.23% relocated from other states ($16,399 average AGI)

Effingham County:	1.23%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Fayette County, IL	0.47% ($39,074 average AGI)
from Shelby County, IL	0.28% ($40,585)
from Coles County, IL	0.28% ($43,550)
from Clay County, IL	0.26% ($32,378)
from Cumberland County, IL	0.21% ($45,733)
from Jasper County, IL	0.20% ($41,448)

5.07% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,750 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.29% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($26,980 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($19,770 average AGI)

Effingham County:	1.78%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Coles County, IL	0.38% ($33,964 average AGI)
to Fayette County, IL	0.36% ($33,226)
to Cumberland County, IL	0.35% ($45,431)
to Shelby County, IL	0.34% ($44,673)
to Clay County, IL	0.22% ($39,750)
to Jasper County, IL	0.18% ($35,115)
to Marion County, IL	0.14% ($25,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Effingham County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,943 (1,981 living alone), Female householders: 6,373 (2,038 living alone)

• 7,362 spouses (7,313 opposite-sex spouses), 1,132 unmarried partners, (1,118 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,256 children (8,430 natural, 421 adopted, 407 stepchildren), 455 grandchildren, 208 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 65 foster children, 295 other relatives, 493 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 473

Size of family households: 4,235 2-persons, 2,007 3-persons, 1,506 4-persons, 977 5-persons, 360 6-persons, 178 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,025 1-person, 829 2-persons, 151 3-persons, 46 4-persons.

5,280 married couples with children.
1,945 single-parent households (822 men, 1,123 women).

96.2% of residents of Effingham speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $171,013,000 ($4,946 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,662,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $78,713,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,187,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,915,000
Federal grants: $34,576,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,088,000 ($603,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,534,000 ($706,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,543,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,409,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,867,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.67 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

• Year house built in Effingham County, Illinois
• 752020 or later
• 1,6212010 to 2019
• 1,5472000 to 2009
• 2,1391990 to 1999
• 1,8471980 to 1989
• 2,7581970 to 1979
• 1,4101960 to 1969
• 1,1981950 to 1959
• 6981940 to 1949
• 2,1591939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Effingham County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Effingham County, Illinois
• 381 room
• 242 rooms
• 743 rooms
• 7014 rooms
• 2,0175 rooms
• 2,9286 rooms
• 1,7937 rooms
• 1,4948 rooms
• 2,1079+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Effingham County, Illinois
• 4711 room
• 1202 rooms
• 4973 rooms
• 6014 rooms
• 5555 rooms
• 3696 rooms
• 2987 rooms
• 638 rooms
• 1959+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Effingham County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Effingham County, Illinois
• 39no bedroom
• 1181 bedroom
• 1,8742 bedrooms
• 6,2943 bedrooms
• 2,0704 bedrooms
• 8145+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Effingham County, Illinois
• 469no bedroom
• 6221 bedroom
• 1,2672 bedrooms
• 5943 bedrooms
• 1524 bedrooms
• 695+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Effingham County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Effingham County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 392no vehicle
• 2,1231 vehicle
• 4,8192 vehicles
• 2,6933 vehicles
• 7724 vehicles
• 3515+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Effingham County in renter-occupied apartments
• 547no vehicle
• 1,4101 vehicle
• 8202 vehicles
• 2973 vehicles
• 274 vehicles
• 215+ vehicles

89.7% of Effingham County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 29,063
• Other state: 4,048
• Northeast: 286
• Midwest: 2,420
• South: 841
• West: 508

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 448
• Number of aged recipients: 26
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 422
• Number of recipients under 18: 73
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 309
• Number of recipients older than 64: 66
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 181
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 182