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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Matteson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Matteson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Matteson’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Matteson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.Matteson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Matteson is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Matteson who work in office and administrative support (12.05%), management occupations (11.44%), and business and financial occupations (9.60%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Matteson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.45% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Despite being a small village, Matteson has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get 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.
