Matteson, Illinois demographics

Matteson, IL demographics: median age 44.5; 39.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Matteson village, Illinois · Incorporated village · GEOID 1747540. The survey estimates a population of 18,645 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Matteson is 44.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.9 years. There are 7,404 households (±461). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	44.5 ±3.9	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,645
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	3,914 ±828	21.0% ±4.4 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	3,290 ±617	17.6% ±3.3 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	7,685 ±809	41.2% ±4.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,756 ±551	20.1% ±3.0 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,645
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	8,643 ±617	46.4% ±3.3 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	10,002 ±614	53.6% ±3.3 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,645
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	1,924 ±696	10.3% ±3.7 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	14,953 ±989	80.2% ±5.3 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	25 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	451 ±390 · low precision	2.4% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	58 ±66 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,234 ±620 · low precision	6.6% ±3.3 pp · low precision	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,645
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,977 ±386	96.4% ±2.1 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	668 ±386 · low precision	3.6% ±2.1 pp · low precision	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,404
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,045 ±375	41.1% ±4.4 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	314 ±181 · low precision	4.2% ±2.4 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,429 ±345	19.3% ±4.5 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,384 ±539	32.2% ±7.0 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	232 ±189 · low precision	3.1% ±2.5 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,404
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,133 ±317	28.8% ±3.9 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,271 ±634	71.2% ±7.3 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,404
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,384 ±539	32.2% ±7.0 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,270 ±432	30.7% ±5.5 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,448 ±346	19.6% ±4.5 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	723 ±248	9.8% ±3.3 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	462 ±209	6.2% ±2.8 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	108 ±68 · low precision	1.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	9 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,645
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	17,836 ±375	95.7% ±2.0 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	809 ±370	4.3% ±2.0 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,575
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	16,391 ±549	93.3% ±2.6 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	566 ±351 · low precision	3.2% ±2.0 pp · low precision	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	15 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	12 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	126 ±174 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	141 ±194 · low precision	0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	3 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	321 ±289 · low precision	1.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,673
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	703 ±252	5.1% ±1.8 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,417 ±651	25.0% ±4.6 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,880 ±552	21.1% ±3.9 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,239 ±374	9.1% ±2.7 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,825 ±508	20.7% ±3.6 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,609 ±472	19.1% ±3.3 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 18,438
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	17,042 ±536	92.4% ±2.7 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	872 ±404	4.7% ±2.2 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	234 ±204 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	219 ±203 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	71 ±93 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.6% of Matteson residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 95.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Matteson	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.6% ±1.6 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.8% ±2.3 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±1.7 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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