Caroline vs Mattoon

A side-by-side comparison of Caroline and Mattoon: population, income, housing, and more.

Caroline and Mattoon are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mattoon has the higher population (477 vs 447 in Caroline). Caroline has the higher median household income ($73,036 vs $70,500 in Mattoon). Caroline has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $82,900 in Mattoon).

Population, income & housing

	Caroline	Mattoon
Population	447	477
Median age	33.2 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,036	$70,500
Median home value	$123,700	$82,900
Median gross rent	$1,639	$867
Housing units	128	219
Homeownership rate	89.4%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caroline	Mattoon
Population	229 → 447 (+95.2%)	467 → 477 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $73,036 (+24.3%)	$49,107 → $70,500 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $123,700 (+4.6%)	$66,400 → $82,900 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,625 → $1,639 (+0.9%)	$638 → $867 (+35.9%)

Caroline

Population

229447

Median household income

$58,750$73,036

Median home value

$118,300$123,700

Median gross rent

$1,625$1,639

Mattoon

Population

467477

Median household income

$49,107$70,500

Median home value

$66,400$82,900

Median gross rent

$638$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caroline	Mattoon
Under 5	12.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	29.8%	18.9%
18 to 24	2.2%	4.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	17.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	6.5%
55 to 64	9.6%	23.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	5.5%
75 and over	4.5%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caroline	Mattoon
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	71.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	26.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caroline	Mattoon
No high school diploma	2.8%	14.7%
High school graduate	53.0%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caroline	Mattoon
Drove alone	80.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caroline	Mattoon
1-unit, detached	98.4%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Caroline	Mattoon
Poverty rate	3.1%	20.3%
Average household size	3.63	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1951	1940