Matthews is home to 501 people in Indiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. The typical home is worth $80,100. The median age is 45.1, about 6 years above the US median. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,048, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Matthews
What changed most since 1990
Population578 → 501(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree2.7% → 8.8%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share98.4% → 89.8%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.2%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.6%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.4%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 26 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Matthews, decade by decade
Matthews population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
578
$52,252
$63,842
2.7%
3.8
2000
595
$60,342
$110,392
9.4%
2.9
2010
596
$61,139
$103,433
10.9%
5.4
2020
494
$49,997
$81,328
9.4%
10.4
2024
501
$50,048
$80,100
8.8%
22.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
