Mattoon

Population: 16,334
Median household income: $47,308
Median home value: $96,000

Mattoon, a community in Coles County, Illinois, has 16,334 residents. Its median household income of $47,308 runs below the Coles County figure of $56,040.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mattoon's population declined 6.1% from 17,394 to 16,334, while its median home value rose 12.4% from $85,400 to $96,000.

Households average 2.03 people. The median gross rent is $764.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,334
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $47,308
Median home value: $96,000
Median gross rent: $764
Housing units: 8,762
Homeownership rate: 56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,39416,334

Median household income

$39,852$47,308

Median home value

$85,400$96,000

Median gross rent

$663$764

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,394	$39,852	$85,400	$663
2020	17,273	$40,576	$84,400	$627
2021	16,982	$41,320	$82,700	$672
2022	16,830	$45,953	$90,600	$740
2023	16,334	$47,308	$96,000	$764

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	889	5.4%
5 to 17	2,543	15.6%
18 to 24	1,337	8.2%
25 to 34	1,968	12.0%
35 to 44	2,288	14.0%
45 to 54	1,907	11.7%
55 to 64	2,117	13.0%
65 to 74	1,853	11.3%
75 and over	1,432	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,798	90.6%
Black or African American	345	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	35	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.1%
Two or more races	514	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	600	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,205	10.4%
High school graduate	4,191	36.2%
Some college or associate's	3,919	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,423	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	827	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,381	79.2%
Carpooled	918	13.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	79	1.2%
Bicycle	88	1.3%
Worked from home	242	3.6%
Other means	88	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,484	53.2%
15 to 29 min	1,828	27.9%
30 to 44 min	731	11.2%
45 to 59 min	199	3.0%
60+ min	312	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 21.0% (3,325 of 15,850)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,224	54.0%
Nonfamily households	3,603	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,827	89.3%
Vacant	935	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,385	56.0%
Renter-occupied	3,442	44.0%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,075	69.3%
1-unit, attached	155	1.8%
2 to 4 units	918	10.5%
5 to 19 units	781	8.9%
20 or more units	615	7.0%
Mobile home & other	218	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1747553
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4778, -88.3622