COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shively vs St. Matthews
PLACE A
Shively, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
St. Matthews, South Carolina
Shively is 770% larger than St. Matthews. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Shively has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -9%).
SHIVELYST. MATTHEWSDIFFERENCE
Total population15,8951,827+770% vs St. Matthews
Population density3,477951+2,526
Population growth2.4%-8.9%+11.3 pts
Median age47.554.3−6.8
Male48.8%43.8%+5.1 pts
Female51.2%56.2%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born2.8%3.8%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.6%47.7%−13.2 pts
Black58.2%50.1%+8.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%0.7%+1.9 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other4.5%1.5%+3.0 pts
Median household income$50,221$51,310−$1,089
Per capita income$31,765$33,337−$1,572
Poverty rate14.7%31.1%−16.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.467Even
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%30.4%−16.5 pts
Graduate degree2.9%8.1%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%8.1%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation55.2%58.5%−3.3 pts
Median home value$154,700$204,200−$49,500
Median gross rent$899$970−$71
Owner-occupied61.8%67.1%−5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.2%14.6%−9.4 pts
Rent-burdened households47.6%56.8%−9.1 pts
Average commute25.717.3+8.4
Worked from home14.3%13.1%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work4.0%0.0%+4.0 pts
Uninsured3.5%10.9%−7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025