Matthews vs Van Buren

A side-by-side comparison of Matthews and Van Buren: population, income, housing, and more.

Matthews and Van Buren are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Van Buren has the higher population (858 vs 517 in Matthews). Van Buren has the higher median household income ($49,000 vs $45,833 in Matthews). Matthews has the higher median home value ($77,000 vs $65,600 in Van Buren).

Population, income & housing

	Matthews	Van Buren
Population	517	858
Median age	46.1 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,833	$49,000
Median home value	$77,000	$65,600
Median gross rent	$1,040	$763
Housing units	252	434
Homeownership rate	72.3%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Matthews	Van Buren
Population	622 → 517 (-16.9%)	889 → 858 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$39,914 → $45,833 (+14.8%)	$45,865 → $49,000 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $77,000 (+16.0%)	$63,200 → $65,600 (+3.8%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $1,040 (+84.4%)	$838 → $763 (-8.9%)

Matthews

Population

622517

Median household income

$39,914$45,833

Median home value

$66,400$77,000

Median gross rent

$564$1,040

Van Buren

Population

889858

Median household income

$45,865$49,000

Median home value

$63,200$65,600

Median gross rent

$838$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Matthews	Van Buren
Under 5	6.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	11.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.1%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	9.9%	8.2%
45 to 54	18.0%	24.6%
55 to 64	17.4%	15.7%
65 to 74	7.0%	13.5%
75 and over	9.1%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Matthews	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Matthews	Van Buren
No high school diploma	14.5%	10.5%
High school graduate	54.5%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Matthews	Van Buren
Drove alone	86.7%	80.3%
Carpooled	12.4%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Matthews	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	75.0%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Matthews	Van Buren
Poverty rate	24.3%	20.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1965	1951