Mathews

Population: 1,579
Median household income: $83,405
Median home value: $218,800

Located in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Mathews is a community with a population of 1,579. The median household income of $83,405 is above the Lafourche Parish median ($63,439).

From 2019 to 2023, Mathews's population declined 38.1% from 2,551 to 1,579, while its median home value rose 10.4% from $198,100 to $218,800.

85.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,579
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $83,405
Median home value: $218,800
Median gross rent: $1,057
Housing units: 774
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5511,579

Median household income

$56,616$83,405

Median home value

$198,100$218,800

Median gross rent

$851$1,057

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,551	$56,616	$198,100	$851
2020	1,830	$58,929	$201,900	$844
2021	1,543	$67,917	$199,000	$929
2022	1,435	$58,750	$214,700	$939
2023	1,579	$83,405	$218,800	$1,057

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6421.7%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over1.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	4.4%
5 to 17	171	10.8%
18 to 24	133	8.4%
25 to 34	238	15.1%
35 to 44	158	10.0%
45 to 54	231	14.6%
55 to 64	342	21.7%
65 to 74	213	13.5%
75 and over	23	1.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,307	82.8%
Black or African American	66	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	114	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	92	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	187	15.5%
High school graduate	470	39.0%
Some college or associate's	295	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	155	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	98	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	689	87.9%
Carpooled	38	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	3.6%
Other means	29	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	247	32.7%
15 to 29 min	125	16.5%
30 to 44 min	231	30.6%
45 to 59 min	49	6.5%
60+ min	104	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 11.8% (186 of 1,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	440	59.1%
Nonfamily households	305	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	745	96.3%
Vacant	29	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	629	84.4%
Renter-occupied	116	15.6%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	659	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	96	12.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2249170
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.6822, -90.5559