Effingham, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Effingham	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$46,464	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$79,355	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$92,630	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$50,738	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,820	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,071	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Effingham is 4% higher than the national average
The median household income in Effingham is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Effingham is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Effingham is 12% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,898 $79,355 $158,710

City

$59,305 $88,967 $177,934

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Effingham median earnings by income bracket

Effingham employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	7.0%
Manufacturing sector	21.6%	21.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	20.4%	20.4%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	6.2%
Education, health & social services	9.8%	9.8%
Other	29.5%	29.5%

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Sigel, IL	434	$125,195	53.9%
Teutopolis, IL	1,878	$107,694	32.4%
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Dieterich, IL	755	$90,055	10.7%
Shumway, IL	136	$87,418	7.5%
Effingham, IL	12,644	$79,355	2.4%

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Cottonwood, AZ	12,640	$55,612	31.6%
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Effingham, IL	12,644	$79,355	2.4%

Source: The Effingham, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.