Mattoon, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mattoon, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 22,409. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MATTOON-IL · Mattoon, IL 1 ZIPs · 22,409 pop · #18954/25278 · Coles County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,503
  • RANK-LOWER #18954/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Charleston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-TOWN 22,409
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $111,700

Nearest income peer: Charleston, IL ( $5,074 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Mattoon

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mattoon on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mattoon, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
22,409
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,503
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,503 and poverty 17.7% concentrate in 61938.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.2%) for this income tier, rent $740 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Illinois, Wenona is the closest lower-income city and Royalton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mattoon.

Population concentration

Mattoon's single ZIP 61938 carries the town

Mattoon is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61938 is the entire residential footprint (22,409 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Mattoon's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 597 establishments, 14,698 employees , annual payroll $781,792k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61938 (597 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (103) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Mattoon, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Coles County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mattoon. See the Coles County roll-up →

Mattoon sits in the lower half of Coles County on income: Ashmore, Lerna and Humboldt report more, and only Charleston reports less. Lerna marks the far end of that range at $79,605, 38% above Mattoon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61938 22,409 $57,503 597 69

Mattoon roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Mattoon, .