Who owns and who rents in Effingham?
The share of households that own versus rent in Effingham, IL, how that split has changed since 2015 and how it compares with the county, state and nation.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.
Effingham's housing is split like this.
Homeowner households: 64% — U.S.: 65%
Occupied households
- Own: 3340
- Rent: 1856
Homeownership rate
- Effingham: 64.3
- Effingham County: 78.1
- IL: 66.8
- U.S.: 65
What it means
The ownership split here looks close to the national one.
Since 2015, the homeowner share has fallen by about 1.5 percentage points.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
- Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
- data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
- ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most
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