Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Mattoon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.22 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Mattoon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Mattoon who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.87% of the adults in Mattoon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mattoon in 2022 was $27,000, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,000 for a family of four. However, Mattoon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mattoon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mattoon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mattoon include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Mattoon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
