Matthews.
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North Carolina·Mecklenburg County
12 tracts·30K people·$445K median·1,727/mi²
White 70 · Black 13 · Asian 6 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 59 · Living alone 27 · Other 14
Retail 29 · Professional 26 · Health 18 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 51 · Sales · office 20 · Service 15 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 70 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 17 · 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 Matthews is $445,100 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Matthews has 30,577 residents across 8 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.1; the population is 70.0% White, 13.0% Black, 6.4% Asian, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 55.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.7% (Census ACS).
Elizabeth Lane Elementary (83%), Matthews Elementary (72%) and Matthews Charter Academy (59%) lead the elementary schools; Crestdale Middle is the middle school with reported scores (65%); Levine Middle College High Sch (92%) and Butler High School (60%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,764/month, 12% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Matthews is $108,611 a year, 26% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Matthews, median rent is $1,764/month and the median home value is $445,100 (Census ACS).
Matthews reported 2.4 violent crimes and 29.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Matthews are inland flooding (75), ice storm (62) and landslide (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Matthews, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).