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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Effingham is $25,318, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Effingham median household income is $44,674, which has grown by 28.52% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Effingham residents spend 12.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #516

Effingham, IL	25,318 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Effingham, IL	27,635 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Effingham, IL	34,605 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Effingham, IL	23,936 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #796

Effingham, IL	44,674 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Effingham, IL	56,512 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #515

Effingham, IL	28.52%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Effingham, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.29%	$10,067, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.87%	$16,678, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.97%	$2,430, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.81%	$21,019, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Effingham, IL	59,328 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Effingham, IL	72,958 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Effingham, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$44,530, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Hispanic	$48,000, see rank	$46,782	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Effingham, IL	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$43,958, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,683, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,000, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$29,943, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Effingham, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,789, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	4,726, 48.28%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,491, 73.87%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,491, 73.87%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,208, 91.89%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	283, 8.11%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,235, 26.13%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	5,063, 51.72%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,948, 58.23%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,948, 58.23%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,779, 94.27%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	169, 5.73%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,115, 41.77%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Effingham, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,886, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,872, 82.77%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	617, 10.48%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	29, 0.49%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	69, 1.17%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	101, 1.72%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	198, 3.36%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Effingham, IL	12.7 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Effingham, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,987	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	3,208, 53.58%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	726, 22.63%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	556, 17.33%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	711, 22.16%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	121, 3.77%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	946, 29.49%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	2,779, 46.42%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,043, 37.53%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	639, 22.99%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	949, 34.15%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	148, 5.33%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Effingham, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,987, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	9, 0.15%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	195, 3.26%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	965, 16.12%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	293, 4.89%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	958, 16.00%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	242, 4.04%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	103, 1.72%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	323, 5.40%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	413, 6.90%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,337, 22.33%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	796, 13.30%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	130, 2.17%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	223, 3.72%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Effingham, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,742	14.50%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	325	10.78%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.