Matteson is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,883 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Matteson is the 175th largest community in Illinois.

Matteson is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Matteson is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Matteson who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.52%), management occupations (10.29%), and sales jobs (9.96%).

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 downside of living in Matteson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Matteson, the average commute to work is 35.12 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Matteson Information and Demographics

The education level of Matteson citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 25.41% of adults in Matteson have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Matteson in 2000 was $25,024, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,096 for a family of four.

Matteson is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Matteson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Matteson is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Matteson include German, Irish, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Matteson is English. Some people also speak Spanish.