Demographics of Mattoon city, Illinois

Mattoon city, Illinois had 16,667 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −190 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mattoon city, in four figures

16,667
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,586 ±410.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −190 people.; 40.8 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,597 ±$4,622
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Mattoon city, Illinois's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mattoon city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Mattoon city, Illinois's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mattoon city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,857	100.0	100.0
2021	16,882	100.1	100.2
2022	16,700	99.1	100.7
2023	16,642	98.7	101.6
2024	16,624	98.6	102.5
2025	16,667	98.9	103.1

Population of Mattoon city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,857	—
2021	16,882	+25
2022	16,700	−182
2023	16,642	−58
2024	16,624	−18
2025	16,667	+43

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.8 ±2.9: for men 37.0 ±3.8 and for women 43.4 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mattoon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	928 ±189	5.6% ±1.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,491 ±364	15.0% ±2.2	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,472 ±337	8.9% ±2.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,495 ±453	27.1% ±2.7	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,997 ±399	24.1% ±2.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,203 ±347	19.3% ±2.0	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,597 ±$4,622, and income per person $29,738 ±$2,043, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Mattoon city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	1,971 ±362	24.3% ±4.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,986 ±332	24.5% ±4.0	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,733 ±347	21.3% ±4.2	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	963 ±204	11.9% ±2.5	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	978 ±226	12.0% ±2.7	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	401 ±172	4.9% ±2.1	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	33 to 145	0.4% to 1.8%	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Mattoon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	3,431 ±751	21.3% ±4.6	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	980 ±302	29.6% ±8.1	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,769 ±442	20.5% ±4.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	682 ±193	16.4% ±4.3	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mattoon city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mattoon city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	8,976 ±343	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.5% ±1.7	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.5% ±2.5	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.8% ±4.0	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.2% ±4.5	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$97,700 ±$6,845	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$740 ±$55	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±2	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Mattoon city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	694 ±289	4.2% ±1.7	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,789 ±532	89.2% ±2.3	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	433 ±199	2.6% ±1.2	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.4%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	601 ±215	3.6% ±1.3	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Mattoon city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	13,586 ±547	81.9% ±2.6	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,640 ±429	15.9% ±2.6	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19 to 171	0.1% to 1.0%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	49 to 481	0.3% to 2.9%	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	26 to 174	0.2% to 1.0%	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 347	0% to 2.1%	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Mattoon city among the places of Illinois

154th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Mattoon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Charleston city	17,062 ±622
Bridgeview village	16,849 ±442
Marion city	16,836 ±34
Fairview Heights city	16,745 ±739
Morton village	16,595 ±1,000
Mattoon city	16,586 ±410
Westchester village	16,436 ±33
Country Club Hills city	16,324 ±50
La Grange village	15,998 ±38
Washington city	15,919 ±35
Prospect Heights city	15,618 ±32

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026