Mattoon vs Tigerton

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

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

Tigerton has the higher population (698 vs 477 in Mattoon). Mattoon has the higher median household income ($70,500 vs $57,139 in Tigerton). Tigerton has the higher median home value ($122,600 vs $82,900 in Mattoon).

Population, income & housing

	Mattoon	Tigerton
Population	477	698
Median age	43.2 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,500	$57,139
Median home value	$82,900	$122,600
Median gross rent	$867	$879
Housing units	219	344
Homeownership rate	80.0%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mattoon	Tigerton
Population	467 → 477 (+2.1%)	563 → 698 (+24.0%)
Median household income	$49,107 → $70,500 (+43.6%)	$43,929 → $57,139 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $82,900 (+24.8%)	$72,300 → $122,600 (+69.6%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $867 (+35.9%)	$550 → $879 (+59.8%)

Mattoon

Population

467477

Median household income

$49,107$70,500

Median home value

$66,400$82,900

Median gross rent

$638$867

Tigerton

Population

563698

Median household income

$43,929$57,139

Median home value

$72,300$122,600

Median gross rent

$550$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mattoon	Tigerton
Under 5	5.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	4.4%	13.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	5.0%
35 to 44	17.2%	6.7%
45 to 54	6.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	23.3%	12.3%
65 to 74	5.5%	11.5%
75 and over	10.3%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mattoon	Tigerton
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.6%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mattoon	Tigerton
No high school diploma	14.7%	7.0%
High school graduate	56.3%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mattoon	Tigerton
Drove alone	81.8%	62.7%
Carpooled	10.3%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	24.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mattoon	Tigerton
1-unit, detached	86.8%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Mattoon	Tigerton
Poverty rate	20.3%	6.9%
Average household size	2.58	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1940	1959