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+): 91.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+): 21.5%
Household information
- Median household income: $56,242
- Median home value $151,400
Employment numbers
| Effingham County February 2024 | Effingham eight county region February 2024 | Effingham County annual average 2023 | |
| Total labor force | 19,609 | 95,792 | 20,051 |
| Total employment | 18,751 | 91,050 | 19,413 |
| Total unemployment number | 858 | 4,742 | 638 |
| Total unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.2 |
Property tax rate
2022 Property Tax Rate
Payable in 2023
- City: 1.0769
- County: 0.6128
- School District: 3.4806
- Community College: 0.5463
- Park District: 0.5845
- Water Authority: 0.0092
- Township: 0.0866
- Township R&B: 0.1560
- Library: 0.2901
- Total: $6.8434 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