COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tower Hill vs Mattoon
PLACE A
Tower Hill, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Mattoon, Wisconsin
Tower Hill is 33% larger than Mattoon. Mattoon earns more, with a median household income $15,398 higher.
TOWER HILLMATTOONDIFFERENCE
Total population473356+33% vs Mattoon
Population density471217+253
Population growth-20.6%-18.5%−2.1 pts
Median age41.443.5−2.1
Male51.4%50.1%+1.3 pts
Female48.6%49.9%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%68.3%+19.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%29.5%−29.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other12.3%2.2%+10.1 pts
Median household income$53,352$68,750−$15,398
Per capita income$20,608$30,513−$9,905
Poverty rate13.0%19.1%−6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.336+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher4.9%7.5%−2.7 pts
Graduate degree2.1%1.6%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%0.5%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation50.0%57.4%−7.4 pts
Median home value$68,300$86,700−$18,400
Median gross rent$783$960−$177
Owner-occupied84.0%77.4%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%17.6%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households19.2%55.3%−36.0 pts
Average commute18.220.7−2.4
Worked from home7.9%3.6%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.8%12.0%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025