COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mattoon vs Effingham
PLACE A
Mattoon, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Effingham, Illinois
Mattoon is 97% smaller than Effingham. Effingham earns more, with a median household income $3,627 higher. Effingham has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -18%).
MATTOONEFFINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population35612,406−97% vs Effingham
Population density2171,159−942
Population growth-18.5%-0.6%−17.9 pts
Median age43.539.6+3.9
Male50.1%48.2%+1.9 pts
Female49.9%51.8%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born10.5%3.1%+7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.3%91.6%−23.3 pts
Black0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.5%4.7%+24.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other2.2%1.9%+0.3 pts
Median household income$68,750$72,377−$3,627
Per capita income$30,513$38,328−$7,815
Poverty rate19.1%14.6%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%29.1%−21.6 pts
Graduate degree1.6%11.7%−10.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%2.6%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation57.4%65.5%−8.1 pts
Median home value$86,700$177,500−$90,800
Median gross rent$960$725+$235
Owner-occupied77.4%66.1%+11.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%8.0%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households55.3%31.6%+23.7 pts
Average commute20.713.3+7.4
Worked from home3.6%12.5%−8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured12.0%7.3%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025