Community demographics
Data
Population statistics
- City population: 12,252
- County population: 34,668
Age makeup
| City | County | |
| Persons under 5 | 6.8% | 6.3% |
| Persons under 18 | 23.1% | 24% |
| Persons 18-65 | 51.2% | 51.1% |
Education level
- High school graduate or higher (age 25+): 92.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+): 25.6%
Household information
- Median household income: $62,358
- Median home value $155,900
Employment numbers
| Effingham County August 2025 | Effingham eight county region June 2025 | Effingham County annual average 2024 | |
| Total labor force | 18,211 | 91,770 | 19,723 |
| Total employment | 17,526 | 87,715 | 18.986 |
| Total unemployment number | 685 | 4,055 | 750 |
| Total unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Property tax rate
2023 Property Tax Rate
Payable in 2024
- City: 1.0515
- County: 0.5856
- School District: 3.5541
- Community College: 0.5173
- Park District: 0.5653
- Water Authority: 0.0088
- Township: 0.0848
- Township R&B: 0.1535
- Library: 0.2870
- Total: $6.8083 per $100 assessed valuation
Major Employers
- HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital - 864
- Heartland Dental - 600
- The Equity - 498
- Flex-N-Gate - 490
- Patterson Companies - 450
- Sherwin Williams Company - 375
- South Central FS - 240
- John Boos and Co - 223