County profile
Effingham County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#960 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 11% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
32,183
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,263
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
34,519
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$80.4k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
26.9%±1.9%
Poverty rate
10.1%±2.3%
Business applications
327 · 2025
Retail establishments
193
55.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Midland States Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Management52%
Manufacturing13%
Retail trade10%
Health care10%
Food & accommodation9%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
34,519
residents · 2025 · -0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $72.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−421
International migration+205
Natural change+42
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.2B2019
$2.2B2020
$2.4B2021
$2.7B2022
$2.9B2023
$3.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$189.5k±$10.4k
Median gross rent
$733/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
9.5%±1.8%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$16.7M
50 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
53.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 89Drought 87Landslide 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1922016
1972017
1992018
2062019
2112020
2282021
2562022
2712023
2822024
3052025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 56% since 2021322021
562022
652023
302024
502025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.7 km
I-57
Nearest freight rail
2.3 km
CN
Nearest port
133.2 km
Phillips66, Wood River Refinery, Dock No. 4.
Nearest commercial airport
53.6 km
COLES COUNTY MEML
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.0k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Effingham?
Effingham's economy produced $3.1B in 2024, growing 5.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is management.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.