CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mattoon

Wisconsin · 443 residents · 1.64 sq mi

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With 443 people, Mattoon is a city in Wisconsin. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $27,500. Households here earn about 33% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. Renters pay $246 a month at the median. The median household earns $19,583, about 35% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

443

−5%vs 2000

vs 466 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−13%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024457

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.1%(49)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.8%(48)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(22)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.9%(13)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419%(84)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.6%(47)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(44)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.2%(23)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(36)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,583

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,706

−59%vs 2000

vs $18,969 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.3%

+6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,500

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.0%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.9% in 2000

29.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(443)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(441)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.2%(129)

Central American1.3%(6)

Nicaraguan1.3%(6)

Ancestry

German35.4%(162)

American7.7%(35)

English7.2%(33)

Irish7%(32)

Polish3.1%(14)

Belgian2.2%(10)

French Canadian1.8%(8)

Norwegian1.1%(5)

Swedish1.1%(5)

Danish0.4%(2)

Dutch0.4%(2)

French0.4%(2)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.2%(1)

Canadian0.2%(1)

Czech0.2%(1)

Italian0.2%(1)

Scottish0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.9%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 20.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.5%(57)

Married55.6%(104)

Widowed5.3%(10)

Divorced8.6%(16)

Women 15+

Never married17.6%(31)

Married55.7%(98)

Widowed8%(14)

Divorced18.8%(33)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

−15.3 ptssince 2013

from 27.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.7%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.5%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 46.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.0%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)35%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 20 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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