Effingham County vs. Fayette County

Effingham County (IL)Fayette County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)34,20821,416
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.1%-3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)34,24622,142
Population, Census, April 1, 201034,24222,140
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.7%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.7%19.0%
Female persons, percent50.2%47.2%
White alone, percent97.4%93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent0.6%4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.8%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent0.9%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.2%1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent95.6%92.2%
Veterans, 2014-20181,8931,481
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.0%0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)14,9069,315
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.7%80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$140,300$84,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,116$921
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$479$405
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$615$605
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.5%7.5%
Building permits, 2018605
Households, 2014-201813,5557,616
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.4%85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.6%3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.0%74.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.2%68.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.6%83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.5%11.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.0%12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.0%52.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.4%55.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)97,49320,974
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)320,03448,340
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)697,871113,934
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)934,654256,432
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$27,207$11,649
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.122.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,293$44,432
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,255$22,260
Persons in poverty, percent9.7%14.9%
Total employer establishments, 20171,229491
Total employment, 201725,8414,542
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,021,577136,557
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,7491,271
All firms, 20123,4391,427
Men-owned firms, 20121,949827
Women-owned firms, 2012893366
Minority-owned firms, 20128745
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,2121,309
Veteran-owned firms, 2012173139
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,9321,159
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201071.530.9
Land area in square miles, 2010478.78716.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Effingham county (IL) and Fayette county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.