Cecil vs Mattoon

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

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

Cecil has the higher population (529 vs 477 in Mattoon). Cecil has the higher median household income ($77,115 vs $70,500 in Mattoon). Cecil has the higher median home value ($227,800 vs $82,900 in Mattoon).

Population, income & housing

	Cecil	Mattoon
Population	529	477
Median age	47.0 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,115	$70,500
Median home value	$227,800	$82,900
Median gross rent	$946	$867
Housing units	312	219
Homeownership rate	67.7%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cecil	Mattoon
Population	635 → 529 (-16.7%)	467 → 477 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$59,792 → $77,115 (+29.0%)	$49,107 → $70,500 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$138,000 → $227,800 (+65.1%)	$66,400 → $82,900 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $946 (+21.0%)	$638 → $867 (+35.9%)

Cecil

Population

635529

Median household income

$59,792$77,115

Median home value

$138,000$227,800

Median gross rent

$782$946

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)

	Cecil	Mattoon
Under 5	7.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	8.9%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	4.4%
25 to 34	14.4%	8.4%
35 to 44	8.3%	17.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	6.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	23.3%
65 to 74	14.7%	5.5%
75 and over	12.1%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cecil	Mattoon
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	71.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	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	3.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	26.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cecil	Mattoon
No high school diploma	5.6%	14.7%
High school graduate	38.5%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cecil	Mattoon
Drove alone	79.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	18.4%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	3.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cecil	Mattoon
1-unit, detached	72.1%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	15.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cecil	Mattoon
Poverty rate	3.0%	20.3%
Average household size	2.13	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1988	1940