Douglass Hills vs St. Matthews

A side-by-side comparison of Douglass Hills and St. Matthews: population, income, housing, and more.

Douglass Hills and St. Matthews are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Matthews has the higher population (17,491 vs 5,437 in Douglass Hills). Douglass Hills has the higher median household income ($92,826 vs $80,716 in St. Matthews). Douglass Hills has the higher median home value ($331,500 vs $325,700 in St. Matthews).

Population, income & housing

	Douglass Hills	St. Matthews
Population	5,437	17,491
Median age	48.2 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,826	$80,716
Median home value	$331,500	$325,700
Median gross rent	$1,164	$1,253
Housing units	2,681	9,219
Homeownership rate	81.7%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.7%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Douglass Hills	St. Matthews
Population	5,710 → 5,437 (-4.8%)	18,161 → 17,491 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$74,485 → $92,826 (+24.6%)	$62,152 → $80,716 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$256,300 → $331,500 (+29.3%)	$235,000 → $325,700 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,113 → $1,164 (+4.6%)	$1,031 → $1,253 (+21.5%)

Douglass Hills

Population

5,7105,437

Median household income

$74,485$92,826

Median home value

$256,300$331,500

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,164

St. Matthews

Population

18,16117,491

Median household income

$62,152$80,716

Median home value

$235,000$325,700

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,253

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Douglass Hills	St. Matthews
Under 5	5.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	12.4%	10.8%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	21.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	16.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	15.9%	10.2%
75 and over	9.4%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Douglass Hills	St. Matthews
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	84.5%
Black or African American	10.7%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Douglass Hills	St. Matthews
No high school diploma	4.5%	3.3%
High school graduate	16.7%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	26.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Douglass Hills	St. Matthews
Drove alone	77.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	16.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Douglass Hills	St. Matthews
1-unit, detached	69.2%	49.1%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	17.9%	23.9%
20 or more units	1.0%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Douglass Hills	St. Matthews
Poverty rate	3.9%	8.0%
Average household size	2.20	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1976	1970