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People QuickFacts |
Effingham County |
Illinois |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
34,275 | 12,901,563 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
0.0% | 3.9% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
34,264 | 12,419,660 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.6% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
24.9% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
15.2% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.2% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
98.4% | 79.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.4% | 14.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.4% | 4.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.5% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
1.5% | 15.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
97.1% | 64.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.1% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.0% | 12.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.7% | 19.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.4% | 81.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
15.1% | 26.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
4,957 | 1,999,717 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.4 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
14,593 | 5,276,979 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.0% | 67.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
12.9% | 34.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$85,400 | $130,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
13,001 | 4,591,779 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.60 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$48,003 | $54,141 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,301 | $23,104 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.1% | 11.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Effingham County |
Illinois |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
1,202 | 325,2061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
18,571 | 5,398,6341 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
-2.2% | -1.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
2,678 | 885,589 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,421 | 958,120 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 7.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
31.9% | 29.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
992,022 | 188,365,216 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
761,452 | 317,467,059 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
536,367 | 131,469,518 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$15,586 | $10,446 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
84,379 | 19,072,168 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
71 | 22,528 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
207,054 | 100,671,5351 |
