Effingham County

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US Attorneys [ Fairview Heights - Main Office | Benton ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office | Benton ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
District Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]

Effingham County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 34,264
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 473 / 315 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,239.826 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3.115 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 278,000.000 acres (1,124.788 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,134
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 29.40%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 13.50%
Farm earnings (2005): $18,318,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 5,000,000 / 3,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 47.90%
Physicians (2004): 84
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (146)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 5,863
Federal Spending (2004): $213,756

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	27,918	39.61%
Rural, Farm	5,844	8.29%
Rural, Non-farm	36,714	52.09%

Effingham County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Effingham County Employment Information Back to top
Effingham County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	16,585	15,484	1,101	6.64%	66
1991	16,882	15,590	1,292	7.65%	77
1992	17,268	15,734	1,534	8.88%	89
1993	17,128	16,069	1,059	6.18%	62
1994	17,592	16,763	828	4.71%	47
1995	17,967	17,207	761	4.23%	42
1996	18,114	17,323	790	4.36%	44
1997	18,345	17,489	856	4.67%	47
1998	18,201	17,349	852	4.68%	47
1999	18,668	17,894	774	4.15%	42
2000	18,339	17,519	820	4.47%	45
2001	17,925	17,039	886	4.94%	49
2002	17,732	16,748	984	5.55%	55
2003	17,510	16,473	1,037	5.92%	59
2004	18,008	16,878	1,130	6.28%	63
2005	17,879	16,865	1,014	5.67%	57
2006	18,457	17,672	786	4.26%	43
2007	18,925	18,123	801	4.23%	42
2008	18,910	17,866	1,043	5.52%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	16,147	15,168	979	6.06%	61
Feb 1990	16,428	15,345	1,083	6.59%	66
Mar 1990	16,469	15,618	851	5.17%	52
Apr 1990	16,570	15,851	719	4.34%	43
May 1990	16,446	15,854	592	3.60%	36
Jun 1990	16,075	15,458	617	3.84%	38
Jul 1990	16,246	15,532	714	4.39%	44
Aug 1990	16,480	15,265	1,215	7.37%	74
Sep 1990	16,949	15,313	1,636	9.65%	97
Oct 1990	17,163	15,567	1,596	9.30%	93
Nov 1990	17,023	15,447	1,576	9.26%	93
Dec 1990	17,024	15,387	1,637	9.62%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	16,901	15,548	1,353	8.01%	80
Feb 1991	16,906	15,558	1,348	7.97%	80
Mar 1991	16,984	15,699	1,285	7.57%	76
Apr 1991	16,834	15,861	973	5.78%	58
May 1991	16,974	15,813	1,161	6.84%	68
Jun 1991	16,449	15,526	923	5.61%	56
Jul 1991	16,750	15,599	1,151	6.87%	69
Aug 1991	16,353	15,197	1,156	7.07%	71
Sep 1991	17,064	15,627	1,437	8.42%	84
Oct 1991	16,979	15,848	1,131	6.66%	67
Nov 1991	17,164	15,606	1,558	9.08%	91
Dec 1991	17,225	15,195	2,030	11.79%	118

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	17,258	15,599	1,659	9.61%	96
Feb 1992	17,238	15,492	1,746	10.13%	101
Mar 1992	17,013	15,471	1,542	9.06%	91
Apr 1992	17,240	15,915	1,325	7.69%	77
May 1992	17,200	15,996	1,204	7.00%	70
Jun 1992	17,118	15,709	1,409	8.23%	82
Jul 1992	17,327	15,989	1,338	7.72%	77
Aug 1992	17,582	15,835	1,747	9.94%	99
Sep 1992	17,450	15,786	1,664	9.54%	95
Oct 1992	17,291	15,798	1,493	8.63%	86
Nov 1992	17,408	15,739	1,669	9.59%	96
Dec 1992	17,088	15,479	1,609	9.42%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	17,068	15,484	1,584	9.28%	93
Feb 1993	17,002	15,642	1,360	8.00%	80
Mar 1993	17,154	15,892	1,262	7.36%	74
Apr 1993	16,943	15,778	1,165	6.88%	69
May 1993	17,217	16,124	1,093	6.35%	63
Jun 1993	16,999	16,131	868	5.11%	51
Jul 1993	17,236	16,285	951	5.52%	55
Aug 1993	17,078	16,021	1,057	6.19%	62
Sep 1993	17,182	16,295	887	5.16%	52
Oct 1993	17,213	16,405	808	4.69%	47
Nov 1993	17,170	16,454	716	4.17%	42
Dec 1993	17,268	16,314	954	5.52%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	17,238	16,051	1,187	6.89%	69
Feb 1994	17,672	16,452	1,220	6.90%	69
Mar 1994	17,672	16,681	991	5.61%	56
Apr 1994	17,421	16,593	828	4.75%	48
May 1994	17,609	16,920	689	3.91%	39
Jun 1994	17,504	16,731	773	4.42%	44
Jul 1994	17,690	16,871	819	4.63%	46
Aug 1994	17,571	16,817	754	4.29%	43
Sep 1994	17,689	16,865	824	4.66%	47
Oct 1994	17,835	17,188	647	3.63%	36
Nov 1994	17,630	17,051	579	3.28%	33
Dec 1994	17,570	16,941	629	3.58%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	17,697	16,669	1,028	5.81%	58
Feb 1995	17,818	16,759	1,059	5.94%	59
Mar 1995	17,794	16,942	852	4.79%	48
Apr 1995	18,029	17,285	744	4.13%	41
May 1995	18,001	17,293	708	3.93%	39
Jun 1995	18,347	17,388	959	5.23%	52
Jul 1995	18,130	17,476	654	3.61%	36
Aug 1995	17,940	17,218	722	4.02%	40
Sep 1995	17,959	17,434	525	2.92%	29
Oct 1995	18,165	17,601	564	3.10%	31
Nov 1995	17,973	17,364	609	3.39%	34
Dec 1995	17,755	17,053	702	3.95%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	17,464	16,451	1,013	5.80%	58
Feb 1996	18,041	17,062	979	5.43%	54
Mar 1996	18,109	17,312	797	4.40%	44
Apr 1996	18,165	17,515	650	3.58%	36
May 1996	18,395	17,719	676	3.67%	37
Jun 1996	18,320	17,593	727	3.97%	40
Jul 1996	17,960	17,249	711	3.96%	40
Aug 1996	18,181	17,246	935	5.14%	51
Sep 1996	18,357	17,440	917	5.00%	50
Oct 1996	18,409	17,552	857	4.66%	47
Nov 1996	18,076	17,499	577	3.19%	32
Dec 1996	17,887	17,243	644	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	17,825	16,832	993	5.57%	56
Feb 1997	18,106	17,052	1,054	5.82%	58
Mar 1997	18,156	17,370	786	4.33%	43
Apr 1997	18,148	17,623	525	2.89%	29
May 1997	18,296	17,858	438	2.39%	24
Jun 1997	18,229	17,720	509	2.79%	28
Jul 1997	18,130	17,586	544	3.00%	30
Aug 1997	18,140	17,123	1,017	5.61%	56
Sep 1997	18,941	17,584	1,357	7.16%	72
Oct 1997	18,722	17,764	958	5.12%	51
Nov 1997	18,427	17,719	708	3.84%	38
Dec 1997	19,020	17,632	1,388	7.30%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	18,060	16,988	1,072	5.94%	59
Feb 1998	18,017	16,963	1,054	5.85%	59
Mar 1998	18,036	17,138	898	4.98%	50
Apr 1998	18,045	17,482	563	3.12%	31
May 1998	18,136	17,580	556	3.07%	31
Jun 1998	18,101	17,450	651	3.60%	36
Jul 1998	17,861	17,336	525	2.94%	29
Aug 1998	17,747	16,895	852	4.80%	48
Sep 1998	18,825	17,493	1,332	7.08%	71
Oct 1998	18,620	17,821	799	4.29%	43
Nov 1998	18,576	17,583	993	5.35%	53
Dec 1998	18,391	17,461	930	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	18,605	17,572	1,033	5.55%	56
Feb 1999	18,621	17,641	980	5.26%	53
Mar 1999	18,659	17,864	795	4.26%	43
Apr 1999	18,698	18,027	671	3.59%	36
May 1999	18,925	18,227	698	3.69%	37
Jun 1999	18,953	18,144	809	4.27%	43
Jul 1999	18,514	17,906	608	3.28%	33
Aug 1999	18,247	17,520	727	3.98%	40
Sep 1999	18,868	18,085	783	4.15%	41
Oct 1999	18,861	18,111	750	3.98%	40
Nov 1999	18,644	17,951	693	3.72%	37
Dec 1999	18,423	17,684	739	4.01%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	18,577	17,593	984	5.30%	53
Feb 2000	18,517	17,471	1,046	5.65%	56
Mar 2000	18,665	17,734	931	4.99%	50
Apr 2000	18,568	17,853	715	3.85%	39
May 2000	18,729	18,007	722	3.85%	39
Jun 2000	19,053	18,278	775	4.07%	41
Jul 2000	18,397	17,610	787	4.28%	43
Aug 2000	18,142	17,416	726	4.00%	40
Sep 2000	18,068	17,178	890	4.93%	49
Oct 2000	17,817	17,191	626	3.51%	35
Nov 2000	17,698	16,999	699	3.95%	39
Dec 2000	17,840	16,901	939	5.26%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	17,582	16,595	987	5.61%	56
Feb 2001	17,557	16,574	983	5.60%	56
Mar 2001	17,712	16,847	865	4.88%	49
Apr 2001	17,840	17,101	739	4.14%	41
May 2001	17,885	17,160	725	4.05%	41
Jun 2001	18,513	17,637	876	4.73%	47
Jul 2001	18,464	17,613	851	4.61%	46
Aug 2001	17,985	17,139	846	4.70%	47
Sep 2001	18,142	17,195	947	5.22%	52
Oct 2001	17,968	16,979	989	5.50%	55
Nov 2001	17,682	16,794	888	5.02%	50
Dec 2001	17,770	16,834	936	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	17,768	16,696	1,072	6.03%	60
Feb 2002	17,649	16,535	1,114	6.31%	63
Mar 2002	17,730	16,677	1,053	5.94%	59
Apr 2002	17,681	16,741	940	5.32%	53
May 2002	17,747	16,842	905	5.10%	51
Jun 2002	18,235	17,209	1,026	5.63%	56
Jul 2002	17,952	16,895	1,057	5.89%	59
Aug 2002	17,788	16,765	1,023	5.75%	58
Sep 2002	17,606	16,747	859	4.88%	49
Oct 2002	17,608	16,743	865	4.91%	49
Nov 2002	17,494	16,568	926	5.29%	53
Dec 2002	17,528	16,558	970	5.53%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,196	15,956	1,240	7.21%	72
Feb 2003	17,102	15,820	1,282	7.50%	75
Mar 2003	17,337	16,208	1,129	6.51%	65
Apr 2003	17,215	16,293	922	5.36%	54
May 2003	17,376	16,411	965	5.55%	56
Jun 2003	17,940	16,811	1,129	6.29%	63
Jul 2003	17,888	16,916	972	5.43%	54
Aug 2003	17,785	16,753	1,032	5.80%	58
Sep 2003	17,557	16,604	953	5.43%	54
Oct 2003	17,623	16,710	913	5.18%	52
Nov 2003	17,619	16,708	911	5.17%	52
Dec 2003	17,482	16,481	1,001	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	17,662	16,386	1,276	7.22%	72
Feb 2004	17,735	16,467	1,268	7.15%	71
Mar 2004	17,647	16,460	1,187	6.73%	67
Apr 2004	17,636	16,643	993	5.63%	56
May 2004	17,806	16,798	1,008	5.66%	57
Jun 2004	18,230	17,197	1,033	5.67%	57
Jul 2004	18,656	17,642	1,014	5.44%	54
Aug 2004	18,355	17,297	1,058	5.76%	58
Sep 2004	18,363	17,180	1,183	6.44%	64
Oct 2004	18,295	17,075	1,220	6.67%	67
Nov 2004	17,901	16,736	1,165	6.51%	65
Dec 2004	17,813	16,657	1,156	6.49%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	17,804	16,481	1,323	7.43%	74
Feb 2005	17,699	16,380	1,319	7.45%	75
Mar 2005	17,706	16,587	1,119	6.32%	63
Apr 2005	17,577	16,599	978	5.56%	56
May 2005	17,729	16,806	923	5.21%	52
Jun 2005	18,117	17,157	960	5.30%	53
Jul 2005	18,208	17,266	942	5.17%	52
Aug 2005	18,120	17,178	942	5.20%	52
Sep 2005	17,828	16,908	920	5.16%	52
Oct 2005	18,008	17,119	889	4.94%	49
Nov 2005	17,871	16,971	900	5.04%	50
Dec 2005	17,882	16,930	952	5.32%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	17,908	16,880	1,028	5.74%	57
Feb 2006	17,807	16,783	1,024	5.75%	58
Mar 2006	17,967	17,069	898	5.00%	50
Apr 2006	18,161	17,370	791	4.36%	44
May 2006	18,425	17,719	706	3.83%	38
Jun 2006	19,122	18,282	840	4.39%	44
Jul 2006	18,954	18,110	844	4.45%	45
Aug 2006	18,704	17,922	782	4.18%	42
Sep 2006	18,370	17,716	654	3.56%	36
Oct 2006	18,652	18,070	582	3.12%	31
Nov 2006	18,629	18,016	613	3.29%	33
Dec 2006	18,790	18,123	667	3.55%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	18,943	18,027	916	4.84%	48
Feb 2007	18,696	17,730	966	5.17%	52
Mar 2007	18,717	17,983	734	3.92%	39
Apr 2007	18,627	17,926	701	3.76%	38
May 2007	18,787	18,112	675	3.59%	36
Jun 2007	19,460	18,601	859	4.41%	44
Jul 2007	19,631	18,773	858	4.37%	44
Aug 2007	19,340	18,536	804	4.16%	42
Sep 2007	19,090	18,326	764	4.00%	40
Oct 2007	18,630	17,896	734	3.94%	39
Nov 2007	18,614	17,847	767	4.12%	41
Dec 2007	18,561	17,722	839	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	18,626	17,488	1,138	6.11%	61
Feb 2008	18,746	17,648	1,098	5.86%	59
Mar 2008	18,813	17,864	949	5.04%	50
Apr 2008	18,818	17,954	864	4.59%	46
May 2008	18,812	17,910	902	4.79%	48
Jun 2008	19,121	18,034	1,087	5.68%	57
Jul 2008	19,338	18,217	1,121	5.80%	58
Aug 2008	19,158	18,007	1,151	6.01%	60
Sep 2008	18,755	17,676	1,079	5.75%	58
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Effingham County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	2,174	11.79%
2.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	2,158	11.70%
3.	Truck Transportation	1,100	5.96%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	990	5.37%
5.	Repair and Maintenance	886	4.80%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	790	4.28%
7.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	674	3.65%
8.	Machinery Manufacturing	558	3.03%
9.	Educational Services	546	2.96%
10.	Public Administration	542	2.94%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	454	2.46%
12.	Health Care	448	2.43%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	448	2.43%
14.	Finance and Insurance	416	2.26%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	358	1.94%
16.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	344	1.87%
17.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	290	1.57%
18.	Utilities	258	1.40%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	248	1.34%
20.	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale	246	1.33%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,456	15.33%
2.	Educational Services	1,782	11.12%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,730	10.79%
4.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	1,204	7.51%
5.	Finance and Insurance	742	4.63%
6.	Social Assistance	702	4.38%
7.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	616	3.84%
8.	Public Administration	540	3.37%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	494	3.08%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	442	2.76%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	382	2.38%
12.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	320	2.00%
13.	Machinery Manufacturing	320	2.00%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	304	1.90%
15.	Gasoline Stations	284	1.77%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	256	1.60%
17.	Construction	254	1.58%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	222	1.39%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	200	1.25%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	176	1.10%

Effingham County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,488	8.07%
2.	Other Production Occupations	1,126	6.11%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	836	4.53%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	814	4.41%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	814	4.41%
6.	Printing Workers	784	4.25%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	712	3.86%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	692	3.75%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	638	3.46%
10.	Farmers and Farm Managers	624	3.38%
11.	Other Management Occupations	612	3.32%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	550	2.98%
13.	Other Material Moving Workers	426	2.31%
14.	Carpenters	424	2.30%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	418	2.27%
16.	Top Executives	412	2.23%
17.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	408	2.21%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	340	1.84%
19.	Construction Laborers	330	1.79%
20.	Engineers	328	1.78%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	986	6.15%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	836	5.22%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	820	5.12%
4.	Registered Nurses	612	3.82%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	576	3.59%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	558	3.48%
7.	Cashiers	544	3.39%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	544	3.39%
9.	Waiters and Waitresses	540	3.37%
10.	Other Production Occupations	532	3.32%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	504	3.14%
12.	Other Management Occupations	498	3.11%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	492	3.07%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	478	2.98%
15.	Child Care Workers	476	2.97%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	404	2.52%
17.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	382	2.38%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	374	2.33%
19.	Printing Workers	370	2.31%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	348	2.17%

Effingham County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	30,531	58.07%
15-35 hours	7,028	13.37%
1-14 hours	1,948	3.71%
No regular hours	13,068	24.86%

Effingham County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	789	2.35%
5 AM-5:29 AM	763	2.28%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,554	4.63%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,723	8.12%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	4,402	13.13%
7 AM-7:29 AM	5,215	15.55%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,622	19.75%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,662	7.94%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	976	2.91%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	805	2.40%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	505	1.51%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	226	0.67%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,070	9.16%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,216	9.59%

Effingham County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,430	7.25%
5-9	6,691	19.96%
10-14	7,502	22.38%
15-19	6,585	19.64%
20-24	4,530	13.51%
25-29	1,244	3.71%
30-34	1,970	5.88%
35-39	410	1.22%
40-44	213	0.64%
45-59	687	2.05%
60-89	609	1.82%
At least 90	657	1.96%

Effingham County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	92	0.27%	28,890	86.17%
30-44	4	0.01%	2,589	7.72%
45-59	0	0.00%	687	2.05%
At least 60	10	0.03%	1,256	3.75%

Effingham County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	66	0.19%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,062	8.71%
Car / truck / van, solo	29,411	83.69%
Motorcycle	4	0.01%
Other	354	1.01%
Public transportation	106	0.30%
Walked	525	1.49%
Worked at home	1,614	4.59%

Effingham County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Effingham County Family Information Back to top
: 26,048 (67,604 people)
: 18,414 (57,938 people)
: 9,415
: 40,466
Effingham County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,259	8.44%
$10,000-$14,999	1,823	6.81%
$15,000-$19,999	1,849	6.90%
$20,000-$24,999	1,973	7.37%
$25,000-$29,999	2,050	7.66%
$30,000-$34,999	1,974	7.37%
$35,000-$39,999	1,741	6.50%
$40,000-$44,999	1,717	6.41%
$45,000-$49,999	1,822	6.80%
$50,000-$59,999	2,784	10.40%
$60,000-$74,999	2,934	10.96%
$75,000-$99,999	2,164	8.08%
$100,000-$124,999	679	2.54%
$125,000-$149,999	353	1.32%
$150,000-$199,999	366	1.37%
$200,000 or more	290	1.08%

Effingham County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,399	26.14%
Family, 2 people	3,794	29.18%
Nonfamily, 2 people	360	2.77%
Family, 3 people	1,948	14.98%
Nonfamily, 3 people	36	0.28%
Family, 4 people	1,949	14.99%
Nonfamily, 4 people	13	0.10%
Family, 5 people	969	7.45%
Nonfamily, 5 people	7	0.05%
Family, 6 people	366	2.82%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	156	1.20%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Effingham County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	21,635	28.05%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	12,442	16.13%
Public Assistance	554	0.72%
Retirement	4,044	5.24%
Self Employment	5,076	6.58%
Social Security	7,818	10.13%
Supplemental Security	745	0.97%
Wage / Salary	20,687	26.82%
Other	4,139	5.37%

Effingham County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	8,086	51.39%
With children under 18	7,650	48.61%

Effingham County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,960	7.44%
Married	16,666	63.26%
Never Married	6,920	26.27%
Widowed	798	3.03%

Effingham County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,562	9.27%
Married	16,453	59.51%
Never Married	5,168	18.69%
Widowed	3,465	12.53%

Effingham County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Effingham County Education Information Back to top
Effingham County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,397	6.73%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,120	10.15%
High school diploma or equivalent	19,154	37.97%
Some college, no degree	11,592	22.98%
Associate degree	4,119	8.17%
Bachelors degree	4,969	9.85%
Graduate or professional degree	2,088	4.14%

Effingham County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,141	3.33%	505	1.47%	1,646	4.80%
Kindergarten	938	2.74%	130	0.38%	1,068	3.12%
Grades 1-4	4,041	11.79%	904	2.64%	4,945	14.43%
Grades 5-8	3,750	10.94%	805	2.35%	4,555	13.29%
Grades 9-12	4,117	12.02%	389	1.14%	4,506	13.15%
Undergrad college	2,431	7.09%	222	0.65%	2,653	7.74%
Graduate or professional school	152	0.44%	20	0.06%	172	0.50%
Total	16,570	48.36%	2,975	8.68%	19,545	57.04%

Effingham County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Effingham County Business Information Back to top
: $761,452,000
: $536,367,000
: $84,379,000
: $992,022
: 4,040
Effingham County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	12	9	16
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	0	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	3	3	1	4
1999 - Construction	21	16	34	26	29
1999 - Educational Services	0	1	1	1	3
1999 - Finance & Insurance	10	5	16	9	30
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	10	37	39	32
1999 - Information	3	2	4	6	5
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Manufacturing	5	3	21	13	16
1999 - Mining	1	0	2	1	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	13	31	26	49
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	5	16	4	21
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	4	4	4	10
1999 - Retail Trade	10	17	55	79	64
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	4	12	10	20
1999 - Unclassified	2	2	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	3	2
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	14	19	23
1999 - Total	85	87	263	250	328
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	11	7	19
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	1	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	0	1	2	4
2000 - Construction	9	7	38	30	37
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	4
2000 - Finance & Insurance	7	9	18	9	29
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	9	43	27	39
2000 - Information	4	5	6	4	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	3	5	20	14	16
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	1	3
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	6	35	18	53
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	3	13	11	17
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	0	8	5	9
2000 - Retail Trade	12	27	64	58	58
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	8	15	10	16
2000 - Unclassified	7	1	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	4	5	22	10	20
2000 - Total	78	87	298	208	334
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	7	17	4	12
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	0	1	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	3	3	3
2001 - Construction	8	16	36	32	34
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	1	2	3
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	4	16	15	28
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	3	51	30	33
2001 - Information	5	1	4	7	4
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Manufacturing	1	2	15	24	13
2001 - Mining	0	1	1	1	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	6	24	35	48
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	4	11	14	15
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	2	7	6	13
2001 - Retail Trade	21	16	70	50	56
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	6	14	7	17
2001 - Unclassified	4	4	0	1	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	4
2001 - Wholesale Trade	3	2	14	19	25
2001 - Total	87	77	285	251	311
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	8	9	13	9
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	4	4	1
2002 - Construction	10	16	38	26	30
2002 - Educational Services	0	1	3	1	2
2002 - Finance & Insurance	7	5	8	13	33
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	11	13	32	47	35
2002 - Information	9	5	3	6	6
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	1
2002 - Manufacturing	4	2	20	21	11
2002 - Mining	1	0	1	2	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	6	30	33	45
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	4	18	12	13
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	6	6	5	15
2002 - Retail Trade	18	25	49	57	67
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	6	12	8	16
2002 - Unclassified	1	3	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	1	0	1	0	4
2002 - Wholesale Trade	4	1	18	26	15
2002 - Total	92	103	252	274	306
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	6	11	7	9
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	1	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	4	3
2003 - Construction	15	10	19	36	34
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	4
2003 - Finance & Insurance	6	4	10	17	32
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	7	8	48	30	34
2003 - Information	3	5	9	4	8
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	1
2003 - Manufacturing	5	4	22	21	15
2003 - Mining	1	0	2	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	3	28	28	63
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	3	16	10	20
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	3	8	3	14
2003 - Retail Trade	18	19	50	47	74
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	3	18	8	14
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	1	0	2	2	3
2003 - Wholesale Trade	3	4	22	18	17
2003 - Total	87	73	270	238	346
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	1	7	14	9
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	3	3
2004 - Construction	23	7	31	27	40
2004 - Educational Services	1	1	1	1	3
2004 - Finance & Insurance	4	7	11	10	37
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	8	30	35	46
2004 - Information	1	3	3	8	9
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	1	0	0	2
2004 - Manufacturing	3	3	18	26	18
2004 - Mining	3	0	0	0	3
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	3	32	21	63
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	8	2	14	9	25
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	5	10	4	13
2004 - Retail Trade	18	11	56	56	65
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	4	16	17	14
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	1	3	2	2
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	5	19	18	17
2004 - Total	101	62	254	252	370
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	4	12	11	10
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	3	4
2005 - Construction	11	14	42	29	38
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	1	2	3
2005 - Finance & Insurance	4	1	11	19	31
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	10	37	35	40
2005 - Information	1	4	5	6	6
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	1	0	3
2005 - Manufacturing	0	3	28	16	16
2005 - Mining	2	0	2	0	4
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	10	27	30	53
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	3	17	18	17
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	7	9	16
2005 - Retail Trade	16	12	55	67	60
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	13	6	15	12	21
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	5	0	20	10	27
2005 - Total	83	69	286	269	351

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Effingham County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Effingham County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	63,869	91.91%
Below Poverty Level	5,625	8.09%

Effingham County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$755	$72	$529	$0	$0	$144	$1,428	$387	$0	$877
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$494	$156	$955	$0	$0	$379	$1,828	$713	$0	$2,751
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$767	$164	$1,221	$0	$0	$700	$2,688	$1,185	$0	$2,072
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$768	$258	$1,476	$0	$0	$942	$3,186	$763	$0	$2,704
1982	$840	$264	$1,436	$0	$0	$1,362	$3,638	$985	$125	$3,292
1983	$840	$223	$1,381	$0	$0	$1,479	$3,700	$1,088	$250	$4,198
1984	$995	$249	$1,317	$0	$0	$1,134	$3,446	$1,331	$311	$4,168
1985	$580	$234	$1,587	$0	$0	$1,169	$3,336	$1,464	$285	$1,395
1986	$851	$230	$1,611	$0	$0	$1,298	$3,760	$1,370	$321	$3,668
1987	$1,792	$177	$1,711	$0	$0	$1,293	$4,796	$1,405	$229	$3,932
1988	$1,275	$675	$1,137	$0	$0	$1,010	$3,422	$1,433	$195	$3,904
1989	$498	$817	$1,401	$0	$0	$1,184	$3,083	$1,476	$182	$4,704
1990	$1,299	$866	$1,285	$0	$0	$1,389	$3,973	$1,520	$163	$4,675
1991	$1,354	$10	$3,539	$0	$0	$1,373	$6,266	$1,566	$149	$4,897
1992	$1,407	$10	$4,488	$0	$0	$1,576	$7,471	$1,720	$149	$5,482
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$3,087	$0	$1,441	$0	$0	$66	$4,594	$1,436	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$2,433	$55	$5,178	$0	$0	$3,816	$11,427	$4,423	$0	$9,954

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$9	$222	$35	$78	$511	$0	$1,079
1972	$26	$5	$0	$0	$0	$193	$1,079
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$12	$313	$61	$124	$812	$0	$1,806
1977	$98	$0	$0	$0	$0	$386	$1,806
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$11	$628	$0	$237	$927	$0	$2,754
1979	$172	$22	$0	$0	$0	$757	$2,754
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$18	$674	$0	$323	$1,298	$0	$3,059
1981	$287	$0	$0	$0	$0	$459	$3,059
1982	$19	$553	$253	$335	$1,299	$0	$3,483
1982	$286	$30	$6	$0	$0	$702	$3,483
1983	$23	$816	$0	$371	$1,284	$0	$3,173
1983	$368	$0	$13	$0	$0	$298	$3,173
1984	$25	$711	$396	$439	$924	$0	$3,386
1984	$411	$33	$23	$0	$0	$424	$3,386
1985	$22	$727	$325	$508	$681	$0	$3,124
1985	$380	$24	$27	$0	$0	$430	$3,124
1986	$23	$765	$935	$465	$882	$0	$4,033
1986	$387	$16	$26	$0	$0	$534	$4,033
1987	$28	$869	$651	$724	$1,707	$0	$5,010
1987	$436	$14	$24	$0	$0	$557	$5,010
1988	$33	$850	$102	$578	$1,285	$0	$4,086
1988	$451	$15	$12	$0	$0	$760	$4,086
1989	$35	$884	$285	$601	$828	$0	$4,062
1989	$498	$11	$16	$0	$0	$904	$4,062
1990	$37	$839	$199	$632	$907	$0	$5,031
1990	$525	$11	$14	$0	$0	$1,867	$5,031
1991	$40	$932	$1,433	$704	$924	$0	$5,721
1991	$554	$11	$13	$0	$0	$1,110	$5,721
1992	$40	$938	$1,406	$712	$935	$0	$5,732
1992	$560	$11	$13	$0	$0	$1,117	$5,732
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$506	$48	$184	$922	$0	$3,668
1997	$490	$688	$0	$0	$0	$830	$3,668
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$2,802	$0	$1,909	$1,802	$0	$12,225
2002	$2,053	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,659	$12,225

Effingham County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Effingham County Criminal Information Back to top
: 30

Effingham County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Effingham County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Effingham County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,194	15.16%
10-19 Years	5,529	16.14%
20-29 Years	3,916	11.43%
30-39 Years	4,856	14.17%
40-49 Years	5,083	14.83%
50-59 Years	3,562	10.40%
60-69 Years	2,568	7.49%
70-79 Years	2,132	6.22%
80-89 Years	1,159	3.38%
90+ Years	265	0.77%

Effingham County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	16,974	49.54%
Female	17,290	50.46%

Effingham County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	33,658	98.23%
Hispanic/Latino	252	0.74%
Multiracial	131	0.38%
Asian	108	0.32%
African-American	55	0.16%
Amerindian	49	0.14%
Other Race	7	0.02%
Pacific Islander	4	0.01%

Effingham County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	30,403	51.79%
2.	United States Or American	7,176	12.22%
3.	Irish	6,050	10.30%
4.	English	5,582	9.51%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,569	2.67%
6.	Dutch	1,268	2.16%
7.	Italian	1,267	2.16%
8.	Scotch Irish	879	1.50%
9.	Polish	786	1.34%
10.	Scottish	555	0.95%

Effingham County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	63,714	97.31%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	746	1.14%
3.	German	522	0.80%
4.	French	136	0.21%
5.	Chinese	88	0.13%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	60	0.09%
7.	Italian	58	0.09%
8.	Other Indo European	28	0.04%
9.	African	22	0.03%
10.	Other Pacific Island	20	0.03%

Effingham County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	69,790	99.03%
Naturalized immigrant	244	0.35%
Not a citizen	442	0.63%

Effingham County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Effingham County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Effingham County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Effingham County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

62401	62426	62467
62411	62443	62473
62414	62445
62424	62461

Effingham (12,384)	Bishop (816)	Shumway (217)
Watson (2,678)	West (722)	Banner
Teutopolis (2,575)	Dieterich (591)	Jackson
Altamont (2,283)	Edgewood (527)	Liberty
Mound (1,425)	Moccasin (522)	Summit
Douglas (1,396)	Beecher City (493)	Union
Mason (983)	Lucas (480)
St. Francis (913)	Montrose (257)

Altamont	Jackson	St. Francis
Banner	Liberty	Summit
Beecher City	Lucas	Teutopolis
Bishop	Mason	Union
Dieterich	Moccasin	Watson
Douglas	Montrose	West
Edgewood	Mound
Effingham	Shumway