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Effingham, SC
Demographic Data




Effingham Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Effingham Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

6,569

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.0%
5 - 17:
16.8%
18 - 24:
5.8%
25 - 34:
10.7%
35 - 54:
29.7%
55 - 64:
13.8%
Over 65 Years:
20.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.7%
5.7%
82.8%
82.8%
16.8%
16.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Effingham
USA
$24,013
$24,013
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Effingham
USA
$42,434
$42,434
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

16.5%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Construction
Accommodation
Administration
Transportation
Public Service
Other
Finance
19.7%
19.7%
16.8%
16.8%
14.6%
14.6%
9.0%
9.0%
6.7%
6.7%
5.9%
5.9%
5.2%
5.2%
4.8%
4.8%
4.3%
4.3%
3.5%
3.5%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
62.9%
62.9%
33.1%
33.1%
3.3%
3.3%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
Scots-Irish
Scottish
Canadian
Australian
French
European
Italian
Polish
Welsh
Scandinavian
Swedish
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
9.4%
9.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.3%
5.3%
2.6%
2.6%
2.2%
2.2%
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0.6%
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% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Italian
Thai
Chinese
Polish
Greek
French Creole
Spanish
German/Yiddish
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Miao/Hmong
99.4%
99.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Effingham Residents

0.3%


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