Illinois · Census place 22736
Effingham city, IL
Quick answer
Effingham city has 12,258 residents, ranking #197 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $65,718, the median home is worth $166,700 and median gross rent runs $696 a month.
- Population
- 12,258Effingham city residents
- Median household income
- $65,718Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $166,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $696Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Effingham city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Effingham city median would spend about 12.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.8% of residents and 64.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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