Language Spoken At Home in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 48,553 | 100% |
English only | 46,656 | 96.1% |
Language other than English | 1,897 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 238 | 0.5% |
Spanish | 1,108 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 133 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 630 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 72 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 159 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 52,203 | 100% |
American | 5,796 | 11.1% |
Arab | 45 | 0.1% |
Czech | 107 | 0.2% |
Danish | 24 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 871 | 1.7% |
English | 7,682 | 14.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,375 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 212 | 0.4% |
German | 7,888 | 15.1% |
Greek | 314 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 216 | 0.4% |
Irish | 7,454 | 14.3% |
Italian | 2,084 | 4.0% |
Lithuanian | 22 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 164 | 0.3% |
Polish | 761 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 74 | 0.1% |
Russian | 73 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 974 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 1,031 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 22 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 59 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 340 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 62 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 17 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 232 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 53 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 17,979 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,980 | 77.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,228 | 40.2% |
Married-couple family | 11,228 | 62.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,618 | 31.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 894 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 540 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,858 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,070 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 3,999 | 22.2% |
Householder living alone | 3,388 | 18.8% |
65 years and over | 1,025 | 5.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,100 | 45.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,557 | 19.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 51,967 | 100% |
Householder | 17,979 | 34.6% |
Spouse | 11,193 | 21.5% |
Child | 17,611 | 33.9% |
Other relatives | 3,116 | 6.0% |
Nonrelatives | 2,068 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 928 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 19,563 | 100% |
Never married | 5,235 | 26.8% |
Now married, except separated | 11,782 | 60.2% |
Separated | 216 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 280 | 1.4% |
Divorced | 2,050 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 20,476 | 100% |
Never married | 4,391 | 21.4% |
Now married, except separated | 11,606 | 56.7% |
Separated | 659 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 1,425 | 7.0% |
Divorced | 2,395 | 11.7% |
Fertility in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 791 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 181 | 22.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 116 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,314 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 798 | 60.7% |
Less than 1 year | 233 | 17.7% |
1 or 2 years | 94 | 7.2% |
3 or 4 years | 17 | 1.3% |
5 or more years | 454 | 34.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 798 | 100% |
Who are female | 497 | 62.3% |
Who are married | 673 | 84.3% |
School Enrollment in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,137 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,106 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 860 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,861 | 45.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,527 | 23.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,783 | 18.4% |
Educational Attainment in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 33,017 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,183 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,503 | 10.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,610 | 38.2% |
Some college, no degree | 7,536 | 22.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,601 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,566 | 10.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,018 | 6.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.9% |
Veteran Status in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 37,071 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,802 | 13.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 51,633 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,288 | 12.2% |
Under 18 years | 14,779 | 100% |
With a disability | 794 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 32,101 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,405 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 4,753 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,089 | 44.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 51,464 | 100% |
Same house | 43,738 | 85.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,618 | 14.8% |
Same county | 3,884 | 7.5% |
Different county | 3,734 | 7.3% |
Same state | 2,274 | 4.4% |
Different state | 1,460 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 108 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 52,203 | 100% |
Native | 51,075 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 50,489 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 33,749 | 64.6% |
Different state | 16,740 | 32.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 586 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 1,128 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,128 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 622 | 55.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 506 | 44.9% |
Year of Entry in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,714 | 100% |
Native | 586 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 27 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 559 | 95.4% |
Foreign born | 1,128 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 93 | 8.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,035 | 91.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Effingham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,128 | 100% |
Europe | 198 | 17.6% |
Asia | 429 | 38.0% |
Africa | 12 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 11 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 420 | 37.2% |
Northern America | 58 | 5.1% |