Effingham is a somewhat small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 6,569 people and two associated neighborhoods, Effingham is the 66th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Effingham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Effingham is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Effingham who work in office and administrative support (11.12%), maintenance occupations (9.18%), and sales jobs (7.85%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Effingham has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Effingham has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Effingham than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Effingham may be for you.In terms of college education, the citizens of Effingham rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.77% of adults 25 and older in Effingham have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Effingham in 2022 was $24,013, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,052 for a family of four. However, Effingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Effingham is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Effingham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Effingham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Effingham include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Effingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Thai.
