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Census Tract 2, Coles, IL

5,448 Population
151.2 square miles 36 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±5.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Mattoon: 40.8 ±2.9
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Coles County: 37.5 ±0.6

Economics

$36,728 ±$3,975 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Mattoon: $29,738 ±$2,043
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Coles County: $33,885 ±$1,887
$81,660 ±$12,043 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Mattoon: $51,597 ±$4,622
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Coles County: $56,478 ±$3,441

6.6% ±4.9% (356  ±270) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Mattoon: 21.3% † 3,431 (±4.6% / ±751)
  • about one-third of the rate in Coles County: 18.7% † 8,056 (±2.2% / ±959)

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Families

2,103 ±231 Number of households
  • Mattoon: 8,121 ±344
  • Coles County: 20,824 ±326
2.6 ±0.4 (5,423  ±505) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Mattoon: 2 16,142 (±0.1 / ±413)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Coles County: 2.1 42,965 (±0 / ±94)

11.3% ±7.7% (136  ±97) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Mattoon: 5.1% † 181 (±3.2% / ±117)
  • more than double the rate in Coles County: 4.9% † 571 (±1.7% / ±200)

Housing

2,360 ±214 Number of housing units
  • Mattoon: 8,976 ±343
  • Coles County: 22,681 ±65

$221,800 ±$21,941 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Mattoon: $97,700 ±$6,845
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Coles County: $127,400 ±$7,333

10.5% ±6.5% (562  ±352.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mattoon: 16.4% † 2,688 (±4% / ±656.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Coles County: 16.5% † 7,610 (±2.1% / ±977)

Social

88% ±7.8% (3,193  ±418.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Mattoon: 89.5% 10,465 (±4.7% / ±706.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Coles County: 91.1% 27,607 (±3.7% / ±1,121.3)
30.6% ±6.7% (1,108  ±266) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mattoon: 19.5% † 2,278 (±2.9% / ±349.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Coles County: 26.9% 8,153 (±2% / ±605.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.7% ±2.8% (256  ±155) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Mattoon: 1.6% † 265 (±1.3% / ±216)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Coles County: 2.8% 1,298

2.6% ±1.5% (108  ±64) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Mattoon: 6.2% † 820 (±1.6% / ±215)
  • about half the rate in Coles County: 5.7% † 2,171 (±0.7% / ±264)
108 Total veterans ±64 77 Male ±55 31 Female ±35

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