COMPARING TWO PLACES
Findlay vs Mattoon
PLACE A
Findlay, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Mattoon, Wisconsin
Findlay is 85% larger than Mattoon. Mattoon earns more, with a median household income $13,333 higher. Findlay has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -18%).
FINDLAYMATTOONDIFFERENCE
Total population658356+85% vs Mattoon
Population density712217+495
Population growth-2.8%-18.5%+15.7 pts
Median age49.543.5+6.0
Male50.0%50.1%−0.1 pts
Female50.0%49.9%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born1.6%10.5%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%68.3%+26.1 pts
Black0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%29.5%−27.6 pts
Asian1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Other1.9%2.2%−0.3 pts
Median household income$55,417$68,750−$13,333
Per capita income$29,351$30,513−$1,162
Poverty rate20.9%19.1%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.336+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%7.5%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree1.6%1.6%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%0.5%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation54.0%57.4%−3.4 pts
Median home value$88,000$86,700+$1,300
Median gross rent$813$960−$147
Owner-occupied87.1%77.4%+9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%17.6%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households7.5%55.3%−47.8 pts
Average commute25.420.7+4.7
Worked from home10.8%3.6%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.8%12.0%−9.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025