Matthews, IN Population

Overview

440

Total Population

53.0

Median age

53.86%

Female population %

85.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

58.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Matthews's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Matthews is 53.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Matthews's population under 18 was 14.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Matthews's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Matthews, 12.73% were under the age of 15, 13.64% aged 15 to 29, 49.55% aged 30 to 64, 23.18% aged 65 to 84, and 0.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 34 more females than males in Matthews:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.86% females and 46.14% males in Matthews, IN.
The Matthews, IN gender ratio is 85.7:100 i.e. 85.7 men to 100 women (0.857).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 37.

Matthews's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Matthews population: 97.50% are White and 2.50% are multiracial.
Matthews's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 44 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Matthews is White with a population of 429 (97.50% of the total population).

Matthews's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 589 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Matthews's population decreased by 2 (0.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Matthews's population decreased by 96 (16.35%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Matthews's population was lowest in year 2020 at 491.