Matherville

Population: 703
Median household income: $80,714
Median home value: $136,200

Matherville, a community in Mercer County, Illinois, has 703 residents. Its median household income of $80,714 runs above the Mercer County figure of $71,710.

From 2019 to 2023, Matherville's population declined 18.0% from 857 to 703, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $101,000 to $136,200.

The median resident is 36.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 703
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $80,714
Median home value: $136,200
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 305
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

857703

Median household income

$67,083$80,714

Median home value

$101,000$136,200

Median gross rent

$560$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	857	$67,083	$101,000	$560
2020	869	$55,536	$102,500	$496
2021	876	$70,417	$113,700	$729
2022	794	$70,556	$131,300	$779
2023	703	$80,714	$136,200	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	5.8%
5 to 17	152	21.6%
18 to 24	29	4.1%
25 to 34	111	15.8%
35 to 44	71	10.1%
45 to 54	72	10.2%
55 to 64	93	13.2%
65 to 74	48	6.8%
75 and over	86	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	654	93.0%
Black or African American	10	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	11.4%
High school graduate	209	43.5%
Some college or associate's	132	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	60	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	226	79.3%
Carpooled	18	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	10.2%
Other means	3	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	18.0%
15 to 29 min	96	37.5%
30 to 44 min	77	30.1%
45 to 59 min	24	9.4%
60+ min	13	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 10.5% (74 of 703)

	Count	Share
Family households	217	82.8%
Nonfamily households	45	17.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	262	85.9%
Vacant	43	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	216	82.4%
Renter-occupied	46	17.6%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	243	79.7%
1-unit, attached	3	1.0%
2 to 4 units	31	10.2%
5 to 19 units	21	6.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1747527
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.2591, -90.6059