Matthews

Population: 29,959
Median household income: $105,579
Median home value: $406,800

Matthews, a community in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, has 29,959 residents. Its median household income of $105,579 runs above the Mecklenburg County figure of $83,765.

Between 2019 and 2023, Matthews's population declined 6.5% from 32,044 to 29,959, while its median home value rose 53.3% from $265,300 to $406,800.

Owners occupy 65.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,959
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $105,579
Median home value: $406,800
Median gross rent: $1,670
Housing units: 11,945
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,044	$84,594	$265,300	$1,279
2020	32,682	$89,881	$283,100	$1,350
2021	29,417	$96,195	$299,900	$1,412
2022	29,613	$103,405	$360,000	$1,495
2023	29,959	$105,579	$406,800	$1,670

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,154	7.2%
5 to 17	4,313	14.4%
18 to 24	2,082	6.9%
25 to 34	4,592	15.3%
35 to 44	3,484	11.6%
45 to 54	3,591	12.0%
55 to 64	3,859	12.9%
65 to 74	2,889	9.6%
75 and over	2,995	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,070	70.3%
Black or African American	3,962	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	1,827	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	131	0.4%
Two or more races	1,094	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,842	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate16.5%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree37.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,119	5.2%
High school graduate	3,543	16.5%
Some college or associate's	5,201	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,034	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,513	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,969	71.5%
Carpooled	1,593	10.4%
Public transit	74	0.5%
Walked	193	1.3%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	2,398	15.6%
Other means	112	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,986	23.1%
15 to 29 min	4,738	36.6%
30 to 44 min	3,590	27.7%
45 to 59 min	1,180	9.1%
60+ min	449	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 4.0% (1,196 of 29,595)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,162	72.5%
Nonfamily households	3,098	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,260	94.3%
Vacant	685	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,378	65.5%
Renter-occupied	3,882	34.5%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units17.7%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,548	63.2%
1-unit, attached	332	2.8%
2 to 4 units	305	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1,520	12.7%
20 or more units	2,118	17.7%
Mobile home & other	122	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3741960
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 35.1198, -80.7097