Matteson is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,566 people and four associated neighborhoods, Matteson is the 130th largest community in Illinois. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Matteson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Matteson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Matteson’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Matteson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $95,457.00.

Matteson real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Matteson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Matteson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 23.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Matteson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Matteson citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.74% of adults in Matteson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Matteson in 2022 was $45,726, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $182,904 for a family of four. However, Matteson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Matteson is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Matteson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Matteson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Matteson include German, Italian, Nigerian, Irish, and African.

The most common language spoken in Matteson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.