Effingham County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.2%), Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Retail trade (13.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Effingham County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 16,974	(49.5%)
Females: 17,290	(50.5%)

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Effingham County:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$45,746
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$443
State:	$669

Effingham County:	$137,171
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $172,854

Here:	$172,854
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,866

Here:	$151,866
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $139,345

Here:	$139,345
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,387

Here:	$199,387
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $17,686

Here:	$17,686
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $37,446

Here:	$37,446
State:	$35,670

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

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.

2005 air pollution in Effingham County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Cumberland County , Fayette County , Jasper County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Effingham County: Saint Francis Town Hall (A), Union Town Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Effingham County include: Salt Creek Church (A), Salem Church (B), Bethsaida Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Saint Matthews Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F), Ebenezer Church (G), Miller Chapel (H), Loy Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Agney Cemetery (1), Merry Cemetery (2), Fremington Cemetery (3), Funkhouser Cemetery (4), Arborcrest Cemetery (5), King Cemetery (6), McCoy Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Rocky Ford Sportsman Club South Lake (A), Central Illinois Public Service Reservoir (B), Roberts Lake (C), Lake Pauline (D), Shoemakers Pond (E), Altamont Reservoir (F), Old Altamont Reservoir (G), Lake Sara (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brush Creek (A), Shoal Creek (B), Milton Branch (C), Brockett Creek (D), Blue Point Creek (E), Bishop Creek (F), Big Creek (G), Morris Creek (H), Henry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Effingham County include: Effingham County Fairgrounds (1), Rock Cave Nature Preserve (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.8%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 1,366
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 343 (36% naturalized citizens)

Effingham County:	1.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,700
• One, attached: 220
• Two: 353
• 3 or 4: 357
• 5 to 9: 406
• 10 to 19: 251
• 20 or more: 428
• Mobile homes: 1,234
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Effingham County with a mortgage: 4,519 (350 second mortgage, 381 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,846

Here:	61.4% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Effingham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/1/1983, a tornado killed 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Effingham County-area historical earthquake activity is above Illinois state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 57.2 miles away from Effingham County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 41.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.5 miles away from Effingham County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 42.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 56.5 miles away from Effingham County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,359 (84%) Carpooled: 1,497 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 33 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 33 (0%) Walked: 258 (2%) Other means: 175 (1%) Worked at home: 700 (4%)

4.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.51%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.24% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($22,800 average AGI)
1.27% relocated from other states ($10,121 average AGI)

Effingham County:	1.27%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Fayette County, IL	0.41% ($28,982 average AGI)
from Shelby County, IL	0.41% ($32,125)
from Clay County, IL	0.32% ($20,636)
from Coles County, IL	0.32% ($30,364)
from Jasper County, IL	0.26% ($35,444)
from Cumberland County, IL	0.25% ($26,294)
from Marion County, IL	0.11% ($31,733)

5.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,607 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.92%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.69% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($17,329 average AGI)
2.23% relocated to other states ($12,277 average AGI)

Effingham County:	2.23%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Fayette County, IL	0.44% ($23,613 average AGI)
to Coles County, IL	0.42% ($28,500)
to Jasper County, IL	0.33% ($22,304)
to Shelby County, IL	0.31% ($29,047)
to Clay County, IL	0.17% ($31,083)
to Cumberland County, IL	0.17% ($27,583)
to Cook County, IL	0.14% ($32,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,669 (4,940 aged, 729 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 29,468 (7,591 male householders, 1,616 female householders)

  7,546 spouses, 11,478 children (10,525 natural, 254 adopted, 699 stepchildren), 301 grandchildren, 150 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 187 other relatives, 499 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,334 (1,671 male householders (1,395 living alone)), 2,146 female householders (2,000 living alone)), 517 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 462 (369 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,797 2-persons, 1,963 3-persons, 1,940 4-persons, 977 5-persons, 390 6-persons, 140 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,395 1-person, 367 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

97.3% of residents of Effingham County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $171,013,000 ($4946 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

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

61% of Effingham County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Illinois.

Effingham County:	61.3%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 29574
• Northeast: 403
• Midwest: 2248
• South: 1108
• West: 482

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,200

Here:	17.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	8.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	8.3%
Illinois:	25.8%

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