Matteson is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,439 people and four associated neighborhoods, Matteson is the 130th largest community in Illinois. Matteson has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Matteson, where the median household income is $88,591.00.
Matteson real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Matteson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Matteson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.45% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Matteson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.82 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
In Matteson, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Matteson is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Matteson ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Matteson, 40.51% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Matteson in 2022 was $42,795, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,180 for a family of four. However, Matteson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Matteson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Matteson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Matteson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Matteson include German, Irish, Nigerian, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Matteson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.