Demographics of Effingham County, Georgia

Effingham County, Georgia had 74,397 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +9,217 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Effingham County, in four figures

74,397
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +14.1%
Change since July 2020: +9,217 people.; 37.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,438 ±$4,983
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Effingham County, Georgia's population grew 14.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Effingham County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

About this chart

The figures

Effingham County, Georgia's population grew 14.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Effingham County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	65,180	100.0	100.0
2021	66,768	102.4	100.2
2022	69,010	105.9	100.7
2023	71,573	109.8	101.6
2024	73,351	112.5	102.5
2025	74,397	114.1	103.1

3 more columns on a wider screen

Population of Effingham County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	65,180	+391	+78	+1	+316
2021	66,768	+1,588	+204	+4	+1,404
2022	69,010	+2,242	+144	+30	+1,980
2023	71,573	+2,563	+279	+78	+2,165
2024	73,351	+1,778	+243	+190	+1,343
2025	74,397	+1,046	+235	+72	+740

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.0 ±0.4: for men 36.5 ±0.6 and for women 37.3 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Effingham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	4,374 ±101	6.3% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,883 ±641	20.1% ±0.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,221 ±566	7.6% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,690 ±765	28.5% ±1.1	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,344 ±740	25.1% ±1.1	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,631 ±596	12.5% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,438 ±$4,983, and income per person $38,913 ±$1,504, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Effingham County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	2,356 ±372	9.7% ±1.5	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,306 ±515	13.6% ±2.1	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,176 ±595	17.2% ±2.4	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,943 ±508	16.2% ±2.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,511 ±592	22.7% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,469 ±376	10.2% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,526 ±471	10.4% ±1.9	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Effingham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	4,696 ±801	6.8% ±1.2	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,250 ±328	6.9% ±1.8	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,065 ±453	5.5% ±1.2	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,381 ±307	10.8% ±2.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Effingham County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Effingham County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	25,943 ±42	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±1.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.4% ±1.3	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.4% ±2.4	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.6% ±2.4	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$276,000 ±$9,645	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,147 ±$73	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Effingham County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,572 ±0	6.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	50,424 ±651	72.9% ±0.9	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,941 ±399	14.4% ±0.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	659 ±175	1.0% ±0.3	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	49 to 147	0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 223	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	86 to 456	0.1% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,083 ±680	4.5% ±1.0	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Effingham County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	38,779 ±1,565	56.1% ±2.3	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	25,932 ±1,371	37.5% ±2.0	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,498 ±447	2.2% ±0.6	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,934 ±557	4.2% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,315 ±277	1.9% ±0.4	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,619 ±493	2.3% ±0.7	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Effingham County among the counties of Georgia

34th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Effingham County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jackson County	99,265	+29.3%
Rockdale County	98,416	+5.2%
Glynn County	87,599	+3.7%
Bulloch County	86,949	+8.8%
Dougherty County	82,616	−3.0%
Effingham County	74,397	+14.1%
Troup County	72,844	+5.0%
Spalding County	70,775	+4.9%
Liberty County	70,313	+7.6%
Walker County	70,250	+3.7%
Catoosa County	69,628	+2.3%

Elsewhere on the site

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026