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Effingham County, Georgia (GA)

County population in 2021: 66,741 (33% urban, 67% rural); it was 37,535 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 10,544
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,423
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,871
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,125 (it was 2,280 in 2000)
% of renters here:

17%
State:

34%

Land area: 479 sq. mi.

Water area: 3.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 139 people per square mile   (average).

March 2019 cost of living index in Effingham County: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.9%), Manufacturing (17.4%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.6%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Effingham County, GA (2021)
    • 47,87474.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 8,53813.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,7215.8%Two or more races
    • 3,3495.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4730.7%Some other race alone
    • 4460.7%Asian alone
    • 1810.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 670.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

36.3 years
Georgia median age:

37.5 years
Males: 33,742  (50.6%)
Females: 32,999  (49.4%)
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Average household size:
Effingham County:

2.0 people
Georgia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $74,460 ($46,505 in 1999)
This county:

$74,460
Georgia:

$66,559

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $817 (lower quartile is $716, upper quartile is $980)
This county:

$817
State:

$970


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $226,500 (it was $87,400 in 2000)
Effingham:

$226,500
Georgia:

$249,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $145,200 - $300,500

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $248,409
Here:

$248,409
State:

$321,242

Townhouses or other attached units: $180,011
Here:

$180,011
State:

$287,739

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,807
Here:

$132,807
State:

$308,462

Mobile homes: $117,598
Here:

$117,598
State:

$83,555

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $46,119
Here:

$46,119
State:

$146,273

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,464
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $464

Institutionalized population: 596

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 8
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 37
  • Burglaries: 73
  • Thefts: 182
  • Auto thefts: 37

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

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 6
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 25
  • Burglaries: 85
  • Thefts: 153
  • Auto thefts: 39
Effingham County, GA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 749 buildings, average cost: $225,300
  • 2020: 756 buildings, average cost: $227,900
  • 2019: 700 buildings, average cost: $274,100
  • 2018: 565 buildings, average cost: $227,600
  • 2017: 646 buildings, average cost: $224,100
  • 2016: 580 buildings, average cost: $246,000
  • 2015: 1041 buildings, average cost: $188,000
  • 2014: 477 buildings, average cost: $172,900
  • 2013: 365 buildings, average cost: $171,900
  • 2012: 208 buildings, average cost: $156,200
  • 2011: 134 buildings, average cost: $146,100
  • 2010: 121 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2009: 231 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2008: 201 buildings, average cost: $151,500
  • 2007: 534 buildings, average cost: $131,300
  • 2006: 951 buildings, average cost: $132,500
  • 2005: 953 buildings, average cost: $127,200
  • 2004: 811 buildings, average cost: $127,400
  • 2003: 562 buildings, average cost: $143,700
  • 2002: 490 buildings, average cost: $110,500
  • 2001: 469 buildings, average cost: $113,500
  • 2000: 399 buildings, average cost: $106,800
  • 1999: 461 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 1998: 413 buildings, average cost: $94,800
  • 1997: 389 buildings, average cost: $87,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Effingham, GA residents
Average permit cost in Effingham, GA
Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,418 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,635 (1.0%)

Distribution of median household income in Effingham, GA in 2021
Distribution of house value in Effingham, GA in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Effingham, GA in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 8.8%
Effingham County:

8.8%
Georgia:

14.0%
(10.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.0% for Black residents, 5.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.4% for American Indian residents, 29.8% for other race residents, 0.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 36.3 years old
(Males: 34.8 years old, Females: 38.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.7 years old, Black residents: 35.0 years old, American Indian residents: 47.5 years old, Asian residents: 54.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.5 years old, Other race residents: 49.4 years old)

Area name: Savannah, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Effingham County is $607 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $897 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rincon, Shawnee, Springfield, Guyton.

Effingham County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Copiah County, Mississippi , Bulloch County , Crenshaw County, Alabama , Jasper County, Mississippi , Newton County, Mississippi , Twiggs County .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

2.9%
Georgia:

3.3%

Unemployment by year in Effingham, GA
County total employment by year in Effingham, GA
County average yearly wages by year in Effingham, GA

Current college students: 1,184
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,260 (61.4% naturalized citizens)

Effingham County:

1.9%
Whole state:

10.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2302010 or later
  • 4262000 to 2009
  • 5741990 to 1999
  • 1671980 to 1989
  • 1041970 to 1979
  • 88Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.3%

Effingham County marital status for males Effingham County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 17,468
  • One, attached: 445
  • Two: 173
  • 3 or 4: 162
  • 5 to 9: 503
  • 10 to 19: 357
  • 20 to 49: 176
  • 50 or more: 192
  • Mobile homes: 4,846
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 172

Housing units in Effingham County with a mortgage: 12,044 (548 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 439 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 103

Here:

10.4% with mortgage
State:

98.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Effingham County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant14,46450
Mainline Protestant4,59317
Black Protestant8456
Other4822
Catholic4001
Orthodox751
None31,391-
Effingham County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Effingham County:

0.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
This county:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
Effingham County:

4.14 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 16
This county:

3.15 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Effingham County:

10.3%
Georgia:

10.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Effingham County:

29.1%
State:

27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

10.0%
State:

14.6%

Agriculture in Effingham County:

Average size of farms: 258 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18,131
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $224.94
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24,562
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.51%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.11%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,430
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.81%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.91
Corn for grain: 4056 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 447 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2020 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 965 harvested acres
Vegetables: 50 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 13 acres

Earthquake activity:

Effingham County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.1 miles away from Effingham County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 125.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 286.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from Effingham County center
On 2/15/2014 at 03:23:38, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 111.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Georgia Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 15, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3379: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3379, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 15, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4284: October 08, 2016, FEMA Id: 4284, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Georgia Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding, High Winds, Incident Period: October 01, 1994 to November 16, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1042: October 19, 1994, FEMA Id: 1042, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood, Wind, Heavy Rain
  • Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought

The number of natural disasters in Effingham County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 4
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Effingham

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 10,222 (74.2%)
  • Carpooled: 1,128 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 12 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 244 (1.8%)
  • Walked: 104 (0.8%)
  • Worked at home: 1,841 (13.4%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Retail trade (21%)
  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (7%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Retail trade (21%)
  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (7%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (22%)
  • Jamaica (10%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (7%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • Brazil (5%)
  • Poland (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Effingham County


  • American (28%)
  • English (10%)
  • German (6%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • European (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Effingham County, Georgia in 2010:

  • 495 people in state prisons
  • 95 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 11 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 6 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Effingham County, Georgia in 2000:

  • 138 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 104 people in nursing homes
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $72,147.

11.52% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,949 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.52%
Georgia average:

10.21%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.14% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($34,293 average AGI)
4.38% relocated from other states ($24,656 average AGI)
Effingham County:

4.38%
Georgia average:

3.80%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Chatham County, GA  4.93% ($57,461 average AGI)
from Bryan County, GA  0.46% ($49,954)
from Bulloch County, GA  0.42% ($45,788)
from Beaufort County, SC  0.26% ($79,532)
from Liberty County, GA  0.17% ($51,000)
from Jasper County, SC  0.12% ($43,517)
from Duval County, FL  0.10% ($41,333)


8.92% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,005 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.92%
Georgia average:

9.60%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.94% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($38,724 average AGI)
2.98% relocated to other states ($19,281 average AGI)
Effingham County:

2.98%
Georgia average:

3.15%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Chatham County, GA  2.88% ($60,436 average AGI)
to Bulloch County, GA  0.70% ($58,669)
to Bryan County, GA  0.58% ($56,940)
to Liberty County, GA  0.21% ($38,771)
to Screven County, GA  0.17% ($62,975)
to Beaufort County, SC  0.17% ($61,289)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 7.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Effingham County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.2%
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 Effingham County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Effingham County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Effingham County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Effingham County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Effingham County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,114 (3,934 aged, 1,180 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,878 (13%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Effingham County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (497)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (458)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (351)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (309)
  • Unspecified dementia (136)
  • Congestive heart failure (120)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (89)
  • Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (84)
  • Cardiac arrest, unspecified (65)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (32)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.24
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 616
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 291
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,905

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,404
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 627

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 5
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 51

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 139.9. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 96.6
  • Other - 43.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 66,741
  • Male householders: 11,161 (1,747 living alone), Female householders: 12,212 (3,543 living alone)
  • 13,448 spouses (13,294 opposite-sex spouses), 1,048 unmarried partners, (940 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 21,855 children (20,844 natural, 656 adopted, 355 stepchildren), 1,507 grandchildren, 398 brothers or sisters, 1,574 parents, 67 foster children, 1,420 other relatives, 1,745 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 306

Size of family households: 9,058 2-persons, 2,919 3-persons, 2,637 4-persons, 1,858 5-persons, 411 6-persons, 365 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,290 1-person, 614 2-persons, 221 3-persons.

12,689 married couples with children.
3,176 single-parent households (322 men, 2,854 women).

95.6% of residents of Effingham speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $132,055,000 ($2,957 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,460,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $76,521,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,458,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $971,000
Federal grants: $24,404,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,118,000 ($84,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,582,000 ($644,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $971,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $39,267,000
Federal Government insurance: $97,650,000

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

Births: 3,182
Here:

68 per 1000 residents
State:

79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,588
Here:

34 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +69
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +7,820
Here:

+167 per 1000 residents
State:

+26 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Effingham County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 33.00 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.3
State:

4.6

Year house built in Effingham County, Georgia
  • Year house built in Effingham County, Georgia
  • 5652020 or later
  • 5,3862010 to 2019
  • 7,3842000 to 2009
  • 4,3641990 to 1999
  • 4,6471980 to 1989
  • 8281970 to 1979
  • 9151960 to 1969
  • 2141950 to 1959
  • 901940 to 1949
  • 8431939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Effingham County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Effingham County, Georgia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Effingham County, Georgia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 3553 rooms
  • 1,1794 rooms
  • 2,3785 rooms
  • 3,2756 rooms
  • 3,1627 rooms
  • 2,2118 rooms
  • 4,8199+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Effingham County, Georgia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Effingham County, Georgia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 2653 rooms
  • 1,8034 rooms
  • 1,1765 rooms
  • 1,2666 rooms
  • 8627 rooms
  • 5478 rooms
  • 759+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Effingham County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Effingham County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Effingham County, Georgia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 471 bedroom
  • 1,1722 bedrooms
  • 8,7073 bedrooms
  • 4,9834 bedrooms
  • 2,4705+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Effingham County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Effingham County, Georgia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2801 bedroom
  • 2,9032 bedrooms
  • 1,7513 bedrooms
  • 6164 bedrooms
  • 4445+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Effingham County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Effingham County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Effingham County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 371no vehicle
  • 2,4161 vehicle
  • 8,7432 vehicles
  • 3,6823 vehicles
  • 1,9064 vehicles
  • 2615+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Effingham County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Effingham County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 809no vehicle
  • 2,5181 vehicle
  • 2,3832 vehicles
  • 1463 vehicles
  • 1384 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

90.1% of Effingham County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Georgia.

Effingham County:

90.1%
State average:

86.0%

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

  • This state: 38,171
  • Other state: 26,438
  • Northeast: 4,700
  • Midwest: 5,710
  • South: 10,038
  • West: 5,990
Year householders moved into unit in Effingham County, GA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Effingham County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 89.1%Electricity
  • 6.7%Utility gas
  • 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 95.2%Electricity
  • 2.7%Utility gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 474
Here:

6.1%
Georgia:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 411
Here:

10.9%
Georgia:

11.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 211
Here:

11.4%
Georgia:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Effingham County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,927,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,604,000
    Other: $1,023,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Solid Waste Management: $884,000
    General Public Buildings: $156,000
    Solid Waste Management: $143,000
    Regular Highways: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $24,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,149,000
    General - Other: $2,806,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,179,000
    Police Protection: $2,023,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,922,000
    Police Protection: $1,662,000
    Regular Highways: $1,472,000
    Financial Administration: $1,378,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,193,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,155,000
    Financial Administration: $1,080,000
    Regular Highways: $993,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $844,000
    Correctional Institutions: $833,000
    Correctional Institutions: $719,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $518,000
    General Public Buildings: $483,000
    Corrections - Other: $415,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $410,000
    Corrections - Other: $401,000
    Central Staff Services: $368,000
    Central Staff Services: $341,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $327,000
    General Public Buildings: $264,000
    Health - Other: $121,000
    Health - Other: $113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
    Transit Utilities: $20,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $18,000
    Transit Utilities: $17,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $13,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,000
    Housing and Community Development: $9,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $321,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $278,000
    Interest Earnings: $155,000
    Interest Earnings: $99,000
    Royalties: $69,000
    Rents: $63,000
    Royalties: $53,000
    Rents: $28,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $363,000
    Solid Waste Management: $332,000
    Police Protection: $279,000
    Regular Highways: $152,000
    Police Protection: $118,000
    Regular Highways: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $41,000
    Financial Administration: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $19,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,631,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,503,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,822,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,656,000
    Other: $491,000
    Highways: $309,000
    Highways: $242,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,657,000
    Property: $7,343,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $433,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $263,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $234,000
    Other License: $196,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
    Other License: $1,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,523,000
    : $5,023,000

Effingham County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,927,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,604,000
    Other: $1,023,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Solid Waste Management: $884,000
    General Public Buildings: $156,000
    Solid Waste Management: $143,000
    Regular Highways: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $24,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,149,000
    General - Other: $2,806,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,179,000
    Police Protection: $2,023,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,922,000
    Police Protection: $1,662,000
    Regular Highways: $1,472,000
    Financial Administration: $1,378,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,193,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,155,000
    Financial Administration: $1,080,000
    Regular Highways: $993,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $844,000
    Correctional Institutions: $833,000
    Correctional Institutions: $719,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $518,000
    General Public Buildings: $483,000
    Corrections - Other: $415,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $410,000
    Corrections - Other: $401,000
    Central Staff Services: $368,000
    Central Staff Services: $341,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $327,000
    General Public Buildings: $264,000
    Health - Other: $121,000
    Health - Other: $113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
    Transit Utilities: $20,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $18,000
    Transit Utilities: $17,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $13,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,000
    Housing and Community Development: $9,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $321,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $278,000
    Interest Earnings: $155,000
    Interest Earnings: $99,000
    Royalties: $69,000
    Rents: $63,000
    Royalties: $53,000
    Rents: $28,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $363,000
    Solid Waste Management: $332,000
    Police Protection: $279,000
    Regular Highways: $152,000
    Police Protection: $118,000
    Regular Highways: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $41,000
    Financial Administration: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $19,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,631,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,503,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,822,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,656,000
    Other: $491,000
    Highways: $309,000
    Highways: $242,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,657,000
    Property: $7,343,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $433,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $263,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $234,000
    Other License: $196,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
    Other License: $1,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,523,000
    : $5,023,000

Effingham County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,927,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,604,000
    Other: $1,023,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Solid Waste Management: $884,000
    General Public Buildings: $156,000
    Solid Waste Management: $143,000
    Regular Highways: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $24,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,149,000
    General - Other: $2,806,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,179,000
    Police Protection: $2,023,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,922,000
    Police Protection: $1,662,000
    Regular Highways: $1,472,000
    Financial Administration: $1,378,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,193,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,155,000
    Financial Administration: $1,080,000
    Regular Highways: $993,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $844,000
    Correctional Institutions: $833,000
    Correctional Institutions: $719,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $518,000
    General Public Buildings: $483,000
    Corrections - Other: $415,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $410,000
    Corrections - Other: $401,000
    Central Staff Services: $368,000
    Central Staff Services: $341,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $327,000
    General Public Buildings: $264,000
    Health - Other: $121,000
    Health - Other: $113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
    Transit Utilities: $20,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $18,000
    Transit Utilities: $17,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $13,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,000
    Housing and Community Development: $9,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $321,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $278,000
    Interest Earnings: $155,000
    Interest Earnings: $99,000
    Royalties: $69,000
    Rents: $63,000
    Royalties: $53,000
    Rents: $28,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $363,000
    Solid Waste Management: $332,000
    Police Protection: $279,000
    Regular Highways: $152,000
    Police Protection: $118,000
    Regular Highways: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $41,000
    Financial Administration: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $19,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,631,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,503,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,822,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,656,000
    Other: $491,000
    Highways: $309,000
    Highways: $242,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,657,000
    Property: $7,343,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $433,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $263,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $234,000
    Other License: $196,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
    Other License: $1,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,523,000
    : $5,023,000

Effingham County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,927,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,604,000
    Other: $1,023,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Solid Waste Management: $884,000
    General Public Buildings: $156,000
    Solid Waste Management: $143,000
    Regular Highways: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $24,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,149,000
    General - Other: $2,806,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,179,000
    Police Protection: $2,023,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,922,000
    Police Protection: $1,662,000
    Regular Highways: $1,472,000
    Financial Administration: $1,378,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,193,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,155,000
    Financial Administration: $1,080,000
    Regular Highways: $993,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $844,000
    Correctional Institutions: $833,000
    Correctional Institutions: $719,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $518,000
    General Public Buildings: $483,000
    Corrections - Other: $415,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $410,000
    Corrections - Other: $401,000
    Central Staff Services: $368,000
    Central Staff Services: $341,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $327,000
    General Public Buildings: $264,000
    Health - Other: $121,000
    Health - Other: $113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
    Transit Utilities: $20,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $18,000
    Transit Utilities: $17,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $13,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,000
    Housing and Community Development: $9,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $321,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $278,000
    Interest Earnings: $155,000
    Interest Earnings: $99,000
    Royalties: $69,000
    Rents: $63,000
    Royalties: $53,000
    Rents: $28,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $363,000
    Solid Waste Management: $332,000
    Police Protection: $279,000
    Regular Highways: $152,000
    Police Protection: $118,000
    Regular Highways: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $41,000
    Financial Administration: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $19,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,631,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,503,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,822,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,656,000
    Other: $491,000
    Highways: $309,000
    Highways: $242,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,657,000
    Property: $7,343,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $433,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $263,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $234,000
    Other License: $196,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
    Other License: $1,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,523,000
    : $5,023,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 743
  • Number of aged recipients: 77
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 666
  • Number of recipients under 18: 157
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 439
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 147
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 260
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 363
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 6 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED357$153,011185$143,6321,008$159,25839$40,7952$452,500183$140,781137$62,219
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED8$175,25019$102,00098$167,1846$91,1670$08$120,87520$102,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED68$134,64737$102,649469$166,57846$46,0870$021$108,14383$77,976
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN50$148,14020$169,800307$170,5088$117,0000$010$202,80031$99,613
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS11$164,0913$115,00061$168,5081$185,0000$03$189,0008$87,125
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 6 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED27$191,74139$213,6412$152,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED13$244,46214$236,5002$115,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$223,6677$200,7140$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$222,0009$221,3330$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$212,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Effingham, GA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Effingham, GA - Value
Most common first names in Effingham County, GA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James13069.3 years
John10571.6 years
Mary9776.4 years
William9570.5 years
George6873.5 years
Robert6471.1 years
Charles5470.3 years
Willie4873.7 years
Annie3780.7 years
Joseph3571.7 years
Most common last names in Effingham County, GA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Williams6168.2 years
Rahn5875.4 years
Edwards4874.6 years
Smith4768.6 years
Davis4470.1 years
Hodges4377.6 years
Kessler4081.2 years
Morgan3974.6 years
Brown3973.6 years
Hinely3677.8 years
Businesses in Effingham County, GA
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1Lane Furniture1
Arby's1Lowe's1
AutoZone1Maurices1
Burger King2McDonald's1
CVS1Microtel1
Chevrolet1Pizza Hut2
DHL1Rue211
Dairy Queen1SONIC Drive-In1
Days Inn1Subway3
FedEx4T-Mobile1
GameStop1Taco Bell1
Goodwill1U-Haul6
H&R Block2UPS5
Jones New York1Verizon Wireless1
KFC1Walgreens1
Kroger1Walmart1
La-Z-Boy1YMCA1
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