St Matthews.
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Kentucky·Jefferson County
9 tracts·15K people·$338K median·3,398/mi²
White 86 · Multiracial 4 · Black 4 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 42 · Married couple 37 · Other 21
Health 43 · Professional 22 · Retail 19 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 2 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 60 · Sales · office 19 · Service 11 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 73 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 13 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in St. Matthews is $338,000 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
St. Matthews has 17,577 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 85.6% White, 4.3% Multiracial, 4.1% Black, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 58.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.2% (Census ACS).
St Matthews Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (50%); Waggener High is the high school with reported scores (24%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,369/month, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in St. Matthews is $82,412 a year, 4% below the US median (Census ACS).
In St. Matthews, median rent is $1,369/month and the median home value is $338,000 (Census ACS).
St. Matthews reported 1.4 violent crimes and 48.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 52 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in St. Matthews are tornado (97), earthquake (71) and heat wave (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In St. Matthews, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).