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Effingham, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Effingham is a Census city of 786 people across 0.62 square miles of land, in Atchison County. Median household income is $62,500, 81.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Effingham
What Effingham is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.62 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,269 plus or minus 386
- County holding the largest share of its areaAtchison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Effingham
How many people live in Effingham
- Population786 plus or minus 239
- Median age54.3
- Population under 18133 plus or minus 76
- Share under 1816.9 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Population 65 and over284 plus or minus 130
- Share 65 and over36.1 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Households354 plus or minus 113
- Family households200 plus or minus 69
- Share of households that are families56.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Effingham
Income and work in Effingham
- Median household income$62,500 plus or minus $17,206
- Per capita income$35,590 plus or minus $8,051
- Civilian labor force412 plus or minus 160
- Employed388 plus or minus 156
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 29
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over604 plus or minus 197
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Effingham
Housing in Effingham
- Housing units379 plus or minus 114
- Occupied units354 plus or minus 113
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied287 plus or minus 106
- Renter occupied67 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate81.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$813 plus or minus $312
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units314 plus or minus 114
- Share single family82.8 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more11.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Effingham
How Effingham gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute372 plus or minus 154
- Commuting under 15 minutes100 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.9 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more130 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.9 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Drove alone81.4 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Effingham
Flood risk in Effingham
- NFIP communityCity of Effingham
- NFIP community number200011
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Effingham participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200011 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Atchison County, not Effingham
Atchison County context, not Effingham figures
- Establishments in Atchison County364
- Covered employment, Atchison County5,566
- Average annual pay, Atchison County$51,842
- Housing units permitted, Atchison County22
Every figure in this section is published for Atchison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Effingham.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Effingham questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Effingham, Kansas?
786, in 354 households. Effingham city covers 0.62 square miles of land, which is 1,269 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Effingham in?
Atchison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Effingham?
$62,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,100. Median gross rent is $813 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Effingham in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Effingham appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Effingham, city of, community 200011, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Effingham figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Atchison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Effingham.
Is zoning published for Effingham?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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