Mattawan is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,683 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mattawan is the 303rd largest community in Michigan.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Mattawan is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.26% of the Mattawan workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Mattawan is a village of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mattawan who work in office and administrative support (13.31%), business and financial occupations (9.42%), and healthcare (6.83%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.74% 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. Being a small village, Mattawan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Mattawan citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.59% of adults 25 and older in Mattawan have a college degree. The per capita income in Mattawan in 2022 was $31,765, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,060 for a family of four. However, Mattawan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mattawan is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Mattawan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mattawan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mattawan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.77% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mattawan include German, Dutch, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Mattawan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.
