Illinois · Census place 47553
Mattoon city, IL
Quick answer
Mattoon city has 16,334 residents, ranking #155 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $47,308, the median home is worth $96,000 and median gross rent runs $764 a month.
- Population
- 16,334Mattoon city residents
- Median household income
- $47,308Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $96,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $764Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mattoon city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mattoon city median would spend about 19.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21% of residents and 56% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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