Middletown vs St. Matthews

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

Middletown 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 9,622 in Middletown). St. Matthews has the higher median household income ($80,716 vs $74,129 in Middletown). St. Matthews has the higher median home value ($325,700 vs $298,900 in Middletown).

Population, income & housing

	Middletown	St. Matthews
Population	9,622	17,491
Median age	43.9 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,129	$80,716
Median home value	$298,900	$325,700
Median gross rent	$1,423	$1,253
Housing units	4,766	9,219
Homeownership rate	56.7%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.5%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middletown	St. Matthews
Population	7,891 → 9,622 (+21.9%)	18,161 → 17,491 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$75,098 → $74,129 (-1.3%)	$62,152 → $80,716 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$215,100 → $298,900 (+39.0%)	$235,000 → $325,700 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,103 → $1,423 (+29.0%)	$1,031 → $1,253 (+21.5%)

Middletown

Population

7,8919,622

Median household income

$75,098$74,129

Median home value

$215,100$298,900

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,423

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)

	Middletown	St. Matthews
Under 5	4.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.6%	10.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.5%	21.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.2%
75 and over	10.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middletown	St. Matthews
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	84.5%
Black or African American	13.1%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.8%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middletown	St. Matthews
No high school diploma	3.5%	3.3%
High school graduate	17.0%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	26.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middletown	St. Matthews
Drove alone	72.8%	76.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	6.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	16.4%
Other means	2.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middletown	St. Matthews
1-unit, detached	49.1%	49.1%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	29.6%	23.9%
20 or more units	10.3%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Middletown	St. Matthews
Poverty rate	11.7%	8.0%
Average household size	2.13	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1993	1970