Effingham is a somewhat small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 6,637 people and two associated neighborhoods, Effingham is the 66th largest community in South Carolina.Effingham is a blue-collar town, with 38.53% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Effingham is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Effingham who work in office and administrative support (12.93%), maintenance occupations (8.65%), 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. As is often the case in a small town, Effingham doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Effingham who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.84% of the adults in Effingham have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Effingham in 2022 was $28,325, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,300 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, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Effingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
