Douglas TownshipIL
In Illinois, this town has 12,693 residents.
Is Douglas Township a good place to live?
Overall, Douglas Township earns an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 104th of 767 in Illinois. Cost of living is its strong suit — a typical home costs about $185K, 2.3 years of the Effingham area’s $79K median household income. It also does well on schools: its schools outperform 71% of the state's. Only 77 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest place to walk is Evergreen Hollow Park, 38 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. 43% of working residents work locally in the town, against 8.3% in Illinois’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The town’s mean commuting time is 14 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · OpenStreetMap · Census LEHD, 2023.
What makes Douglas Township stand out
Where Douglas Township beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Every workday, about 11,780 people come to Douglas Township for work
Where Douglas Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Douglas Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Douglas Township is from typical.
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Moving to Douglas Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Douglas Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Douglas Township.
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, the average trip to work in Douglas Township is shorter
14,073 jobs are based in Douglas Township, 2.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 14.4 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
14% of workers work remotely from home in Douglas Township. Jobs in Douglas Township grew by 902 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 14,073. Half the trips to work are shorter than 4 miles. The top destinations are Effingham (47%), Teutopolis (6%) and Springfield (4%).
| Douglas Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 43% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 11% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For schools, Douglas Township earns a B+
The largest public high school is Effingham High School, with 712 students. Effingham CUSD 40 runs its public schools. Two of its 9 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effingham Junior High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 458 | B− |
| Effingham High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 712 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Douglas Township
For Douglas Township, the July high is 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Douglas Township keeps 0.5% of its land conserved
Walkers can cover 6.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Douglas Township’s density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Douglas Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Evergreen Hollow Park | 1.3 mi | 38 |
| 2. Community Park | — | 34 |
| 3. Hendelmeyer Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Douglas Township is healthier than three in five U.S. towns
18% of Douglas Township adults binge drink. Against the Illinois average, Douglas Township comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 6. Two figures for adults in the town: 36% have high blood pressure, 35% have obesity.
| Douglas Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Douglas Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Older than Illinois overall
Illinois has 38% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 29%. People 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). The share of residents in Douglas Township who are under 18: 21%.
| Douglas Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Douglas Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.1% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The biggest natural risk in Douglas Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 54% of U.S. communities. 36% of Douglas Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 26%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Douglas Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Douglas Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Douglas Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Douglas Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Douglas Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,556 and it contained 5,947 housing units.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 614 ft
Douglas Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Douglas Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Township | #104 | A | A− | — | B+ | B |
| Teutopolis Township | #3 | A+ | A− | — | A+ | A− |
| Sigel Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Summit Township | #305 | B+ | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Effingham | #434 | B | A− | C | B− | B− |
| Banner Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Watson Township | #278 | A− | A | — | B+ | B |
| Spring Point Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B+ |
Spring Point Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Douglas Township, Teutopolis Township, Summit Township, Watson Township and Spring Point Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sigel Township and Banner Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Douglas Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Douglas Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Douglas Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Douglas Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #104 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Is Douglas Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.