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St. Matthews, KY

17,491 Population
4.4 square miles 3,967.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 39.3 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$53,945 ±$3,520 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $40,019 ±$420
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Kentucky: $34,960 ±$241
$80,716 ±$5,636 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $71,737 ±$625
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Kentucky: $62,417 ±$401

8% ±2% (1,370  ±337) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 12.3% 163,772 (±0.4% / ±5,027)
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 707,480 (±0.2% / ±10,444)

19.4 minutes ±0.8 (163,405  ±12,739) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 24.1 14,180,700 (±0.2 / ±174,610)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,734,136 (±0.1 / ±320,197)

Families

8,728 ±365 Number of households
  • the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 550,423 ±1,895
  • Kentucky: 1,791,991 ±5,353
2 ±0.1 (17,128  ±96) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 2.4 1,337,065 (±0 / ±302)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,388,482

3.9% ±1.7% (177  ±81) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 5.2% 16,341 (±0.4% / ±1,134)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kentucky: 5.3% 53,943 (±0.2% / ±1,856)

Housing

9,219 ±352 Number of housing units
  • the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 597,784 ±404
  • Kentucky: 2,010,655 ±372

$325,700 ±$11,815 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $236,400 ±$1,890
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Kentucky: $192,300 ±$1,018

19.4% ±3.2% (3,352  ±557.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 12.3% 164,900 (±0.4% / ±4,958.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 12.9% 574,533 (±0.2% / ±9,944)

Social

96.8% ±5.4% (13,007  ±811.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 91.3% 863,353 (±0.7% / ±6,691)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 88.5% 2,725,191 (±0.4% / ±12,155.7)
56.4% ±4.3% (7,585  ±613) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 32.2% 304,049 (±0.4% / ±3,873.8)
  • more than double the rate in Kentucky: 27% 830,856 (±0.2% / ±6,979.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.3% ±1.4% (930  ±248) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 6.7% 91,498
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 4.4% 199,605

5.6% ±1.3% (821  ±198) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 7% 73,635 (±0.2% / ±2,212)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 6.8% 235,118 (±0.1% / ±3,869)
821 Total veterans ±198 773 Male ±191 48 Female ±31

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