Effingham is a somewhat small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 6,602 people and two associated neighborhoods, Effingham is the 66th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns, Effingham isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Effingham are a mix 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%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Effingham has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Effingham a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The citizens of Effingham are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.77% of adults in Effingham have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree 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.
