ZIP 61938 · Mattoon
Who lives in ZIP code 61938 (Mattoon, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mattoon, IL · Coles County
uszips 2026
People20,350
Median age41.2
Household income$57,503
Home value$111,416
Median rent$740/mo
Poverty17.7%
College degree+22.8%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charleston-Mattoon, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 62 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,629
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.5% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
24.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,334.
Education (adults 25+)
39.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.5%
- Never married
- 27.9%
- Divorced
- 20.3%
- Widowed
- 8.3%
- Family size
- 2.58
- Dual-income families
- 47.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.2%
- Rent burden
- 23.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.5%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 18.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.0%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.