Charlotte vs Matthews

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

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

Charlotte has the higher population (886,283 vs 29,959 in Matthews). Matthews has the higher median household income ($105,579 vs $78,438 in Charlotte). Matthews has the higher median home value ($406,800 vs $351,500 in Charlotte).

Population, income & housing

	Charlotte	Matthews
Population	886,283	29,959
Median age	34.4 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,438	$105,579
Median home value	$351,500	$406,800
Median gross rent	$1,504	$1,670
Housing units	390,835	11,945
Homeownership rate	51.5%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.4%	53.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlotte	Matthews
Population	857,425 → 886,283 (+3.4%)	32,044 → 29,959 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$62,817 → $78,438 (+24.9%)	$84,594 → $105,579 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$220,300 → $351,500 (+59.6%)	$265,300 → $406,800 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,135 → $1,504 (+32.5%)	$1,279 → $1,670 (+30.6%)

Charlotte

Population

857,425886,283

Median household income

$62,817$78,438

Median home value

$220,300$351,500

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,504

Matthews

Population

32,04429,959

Median household income

$84,594$105,579

Median home value

$265,300$406,800

Median gross rent

$1,279$1,670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlotte	Matthews
Under 5	6.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.5%	14.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	18.4%	15.3%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	6.7%	9.6%
75 and over	4.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlotte	Matthews
White (non-Hispanic)	38.7%	70.3%
Black or African American	33.7%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	6.3%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlotte	Matthews
No high school diploma	10.4%	5.2%
High school graduate	16.6%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlotte	Matthews
Drove alone	61.0%	71.5%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.4%
Public transit	2.2%	0.5%
Walked	1.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.5%	15.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlotte	Matthews
1-unit, detached	52.0%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	12.7%
20 or more units	17.3%	17.7%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Charlotte	Matthews
Poverty rate	11.7%	4.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1994	1993