Shively vs St. Matthews

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

Shively 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 15,556 in Shively). St. Matthews has the higher median household income ($80,716 vs $46,522 in Shively). St. Matthews has the higher median home value ($325,700 vs $139,200 in Shively).

Population, income & housing

	Shively	St. Matthews
Population	15,556	17,491
Median age	46.3 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,522	$80,716
Median home value	$139,200	$325,700
Median gross rent	$847	$1,253
Housing units	7,245	9,219
Homeownership rate	58.0%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shively	St. Matthews
Population	15,726 → 15,556 (-1.1%)	18,161 → 17,491 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$39,048 → $46,522 (+19.1%)	$62,152 → $80,716 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $139,200 (+30.1%)	$235,000 → $325,700 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $847 (+21.5%)	$1,031 → $1,253 (+21.5%)

Shively

Population

15,72615,556

Median household income

$39,048$46,522

Median home value

$107,000$139,200

Median gross rent

$697$847

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)

	Shively	St. Matthews
Under 5	3.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.0%	10.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.6%	21.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.2%
55 to 64	16.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	15.9%	10.2%
75 and over	5.5%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shively	St. Matthews
White (non-Hispanic)	35.6%	84.5%
Black or African American	57.8%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shively	St. Matthews
No high school diploma	12.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	40.4%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	26.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shively	St. Matthews
Drove alone	74.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	8.7%	4.7%
Public transit	2.2%	0.4%
Walked	0.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	16.4%
Other means	2.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shively	St. Matthews
1-unit, detached	69.6%	49.1%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	23.9%
20 or more units	4.2%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Shively	St. Matthews
Poverty rate	17.6%	8.0%
Average household size	2.18	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1958	1970