Lilbourn vs Matthews

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

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

Lilbourn has the higher population (1,021 vs 506 in Matthews). Matthews has the higher median household income ($44,013 vs $41,250 in Lilbourn). Matthews has the higher median home value ($101,800 vs $65,600 in Lilbourn).

Population, income & housing

	Lilbourn	Matthews
Population	1,021	506
Median age	35.5 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,250	$44,013
Median home value	$65,600	$101,800
Median gross rent	$692	$731
Housing units	431	282
Homeownership rate	60.3%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lilbourn	Matthews
Population	1,137 → 1,021 (-10.2%)	640 → 506 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$28,000 → $41,250 (+47.3%)	$35,054 → $44,013 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$63,400 → $65,600 (+3.5%)	$74,500 → $101,800 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $692 (+24.7%)	$666 → $731 (+9.8%)

Lilbourn

Population

1,1371,021

Median household income

$28,000$41,250

Median home value

$63,400$65,600

Median gross rent

$555$692

Matthews

Population

640506

Median household income

$35,054$44,013

Median home value

$74,500$101,800

Median gross rent

$666$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lilbourn	Matthews
Under 5	10.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.3%	5.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	11.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	5.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	19.2%
55 to 64	15.2%	17.4%
65 to 74	4.9%	14.6%
75 and over	5.7%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lilbourn	Matthews
White (non-Hispanic)	69.5%	90.3%
Black or African American	17.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lilbourn	Matthews
No high school diploma	27.2%	19.2%
High school graduate	43.1%	63.0%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lilbourn	Matthews
Drove alone	79.7%	87.0%
Carpooled	6.8%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	7.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lilbourn	Matthews
1-unit, detached	80.7%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	19.9%

Poverty & households

	Lilbourn	Matthews
Poverty rate	26.9%	5.8%
Average household size	3.09	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1972	1977