Lyndon vs St. Matthews

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

Lyndon 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 10,956 in Lyndon). St. Matthews has the higher median household income ($80,716 vs $65,392 in Lyndon). St. Matthews has the higher median home value ($325,700 vs $273,300 in Lyndon).

Population, income & housing

	Lyndon	St. Matthews
Population	10,956	17,491
Median age	35.2 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,392	$80,716
Median home value	$273,300	$325,700
Median gross rent	$1,196	$1,253
Housing units	6,118	9,219
Homeownership rate	43.7%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.5%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyndon	St. Matthews
Population	11,431 → 10,956 (-4.2%)	18,161 → 17,491 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$57,472 → $65,392 (+13.8%)	$62,152 → $80,716 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$191,300 → $273,300 (+42.9%)	$235,000 → $325,700 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$976 → $1,196 (+22.5%)	$1,031 → $1,253 (+21.5%)

Lyndon

Population

11,43110,956

Median household income

$57,472$65,392

Median home value

$191,300$273,300

Median gross rent

$976$1,196

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)

	Lyndon	St. Matthews
Under 5	5.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	12.6%	10.8%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	25.9%	21.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.2%
75 and over	9.3%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyndon	St. Matthews
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	84.5%
Black or African American	15.9%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyndon	St. Matthews
No high school diploma	5.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	22.4%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	26.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyndon	St. Matthews
Drove alone	75.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	4.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	2.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	16.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyndon	St. Matthews
1-unit, detached	43.9%	49.1%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	29.7%	23.9%
20 or more units	9.1%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Lyndon	St. Matthews
Poverty rate	7.9%	8.0%
Average household size	1.92	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1985	1970