COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mattoon vs Paris
PLACE A
Mattoon, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Paris, Tennessee
Mattoon is 97% smaller than Paris. Mattoon earns more, with a median household income $27,738 higher. Paris has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -18%).
MATTOONPARISDIFFERENCE
Total population35610,468−97% vs Paris
Population density217811−594
Population growth-18.5%1.6%−20.1 pts
Median age43.538.5+5.0
Male50.1%42.8%+7.3 pts
Female49.9%57.2%−7.3 pts
Foreign-born10.5%2.3%+8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.3%75.6%−7.4 pts
Black0.0%16.2%−16.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.5%2.9%+26.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other2.2%4.8%−2.6 pts
Median household income$68,750$41,012+$27,738
Per capita income$30,513$27,414+$3,099
Poverty rate19.1%26.3%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.509−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%21.1%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree1.6%7.5%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%2.2%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation57.4%51.1%+6.3 pts
Median home value$86,700$163,600−$76,900
Median gross rent$960$780+$180
Owner-occupied77.4%56.8%+20.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%14.0%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households55.3%35.3%+20.0 pts
Average commute20.716.5+4.1
Worked from home3.6%6.1%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured12.0%11.4%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025