Housing data for ZIP code 61938

Name: Housing in ZIP code 61938, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 61938 has an estimated 20,350 residents and 10,518 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Mattoon Township, Coles County.

38.8% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $740 (±$52) a month.

The median home value is $111,700 (±$8,183).

The median household income is $57,503 (±$5,358) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 20,350 (±400)
Median gross rent: $740
Median home value: $111,700
Households that rent: 38.8%

How ZIP code 61938 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 61938	Mattoon Township	Coles County	Illinois	United States
Residents	20,350 (±400)	14,496	46,777	12,694,798	334,922,499
Housing units	10,518 (±325)	7,629	22,681	5,457,452	143,775,355
Households that rent	38.8% (±3.7 points)	41.4%	39.6%	32.9%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$740 (±$52)	$738	$780	$1,274	$1,413
Median home value	$111,700 (±$8,183)	$96,400	$127,400	$263,300	$332,700
Median household income	$57,503 (±$5,358)	$53,811	$56,478	$83,390	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,219 (±$166)	$1,929	$2,474	$5,298	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	35.4% (±7.0 points)	35.3%	43.2%	47.9%	51.1%
Built before 1980	76.1% (±5.9 points)	84.2%	64.7%	63.4%	49.7%
Average commute	18.3 minutes (±1.8)	17.5 minutes	18.2 minutes	27.8 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	86.3% (±2.7 points)	85.6%	85.8%	90.8%	91.0%
Median age of residents	41.2 years (±2.0)	40.7 years	37.5 years	39.0 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 61938, median gross rent is not measurably different from Coles County ($780).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($1,274).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 61938 is not measurably different from Mattoon Township as a whole ($738).

Its median home value is higher than in Mattoon Township as a whole ($96,400).

Among the 6 ZIP codes in Coles County with a published estimate, ZIP 61938 ranks 5 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 6 ZIP codes in Coles County with a published estimate, ZIP 61938 ranks 5 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 6 ZIP codes in Coles County with a published estimate, ZIP 61938 ranks 4 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 61938

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 61938	Coles County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	23.3% (±5.6 points)	16.2%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	52.8% (±7.6 points)	59.6%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	20.5% (±5.9 points)	20.1%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.1% (±1.9 points)	3.4%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.5% (±0.5 points)	0.4%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.5% (±0.6 points)	0.3%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.4% (±0.6 points)	0.2%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 52.8% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 61938

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$480 (±$36)
1 bedroom	$539 (±$64)
2 bedrooms	$853 (±$92)
3 bedrooms	$1,029 (±$115)

Rent burden in ZIP code 61938

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 61938	Coles County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	26.5% (±6.6 points)	21.3%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.1% (±4.5 points)	14.9%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.2% (±5.5 points)	10.3%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.8% (±4.7 points)	10.4%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.5% (±3.2 points)	6.7%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	27.9% (±6.2 points)	36.5%	39.0%	41.9%

35.4% (±7.0 points) of renting households in ZIP code 61938 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 61938

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 61938	Coles County	Illinois	United States
Less than $50,000	13.7% (±3.7 points)	11.0%	5.4%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	30.3% (±4.4 points)	26.7%	8.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	22.0% (±3.5 points)	21.7%	9.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	12.0% (±2.7 points)	14.3%	11.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	13.4% (±3.2 points)	13.8%	22.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	7.0% (±2.5 points)	9.7%	27.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	1.6% (±1.1 points)	2.6%	12.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.2%	2.7%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 61938

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 61938	Coles County	Illinois	United States
Single-family, detached	71.8% (±3.3 points)	67.5%	58.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	3.3% (±1.7 points)	3.0%	6.1%	6.2%
2 units	3.6% (±1.9 points)	4.4%	5.2%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	5.3% (±1.8 points)	4.9%	6.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	4.9% (±2.1 points)	5.5%	6.3%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.8% (±1.2 points)	3.7%	4.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.6% (±1.2 points)	7.1%	11.5%	10.3%
Mobile home	3.7% (±1.5 points)	3.9%	2.3%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 61938 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 61938	Coles County	Illinois	United States
2020 or later	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.3%	0.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	2.4% (±1.3 points)	4.3%	5.0%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	5.7% (±2.1 points)	8.3%	11.2%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	8.9% (±2.4 points)	11.8%	10.5%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	6.9% (±1.9 points)	10.4%	9.2%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	14.9% (±3.1 points)	16.1%	14.2%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	9.3% (±1.9 points)	8.8%	11.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	17.4% (±2.8 points)	12.1%	11.9%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	5.6% (±1.8 points)	4.3%	5.6%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	28.9% (±3.2 points)	23.4%	20.2%	11.7%

76.1% of the homes in ZIP code 61938 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 61938

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 61938	Coles County	Illinois	United States
Utility gas	61.2% (±3.5 points)	51.0%	75.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.1% (±0.3 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	35.1% (±4.0 points)	41.2%	18.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.1% (±0.9 points)	5.5%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.9% (±1.1 points)	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.4% (±0.5 points)	0.6%	0.8%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 61938 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 61938	Coles County	Illinois	United States
Drove alone	79.3% (±4.1 points)	76.2%	65.9%	68.8%
Carpooled	12.9% (±4.0 points)	9.2%	7.8%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.1%	5.8%	3.2%
Walked	1.0% (±0.7 points)	4.8%	2.8%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	2.1% (±1.6 points)	2.6%	1.9%	2.0%
Worked from home	4.6% (±1.5 points)	7.2%	15.9%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 61938 take an average of 18.3 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 61938

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Mattoon Township	28%	$738	41.4%
Lafayette Township (Coles County)	23%	$578	30.2%
Paradise Township	17%	$877	32.5%
North Okaw Township	14%	—	5.8%
Humboldt Township	12%	$828	37.4%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 61938

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
61928	6.7 mi	$585	$152,300	$118,271	18.3%
61931	7.4 mi	$851	$135,000	$74,125	21.4%
62440	8.4 mi	$850	$128,000	$79,605	4.2%
62469	9.2 mi	—	$154,200	$116,440	38.4%
61920	12 mi	$812	$149,200	$52,429	46.7%
62447	12 mi	$941	$154,400	$87,292	12.3%
61957	13 mi	$729	$141,900	$75,583	14.7%
61910	14 mi	$710	$143,200	$88,538	25.9%

Crime reported to police in Coles County

In 2025, the police departments that report for Coles County recorded 304 violent and 1,186 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the figure for the county as a whole.

ZIP code 61938 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61938: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 61938

What is the median rent in ZIP code 61938?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61938 is $740 (±$52) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 61938?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 61938 is $111,700 (±$8,183) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 61938?

The median household income in ZIP code 61938 is $57,503 (±$5,358) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 61938 in?

Most of ZIP code 61938’s land lies in Mattoon Township; it also covers Lafayette Township (Coles County), Paradise Township, North Okaw Township, Humboldt Township.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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