Matthews, MO Population

Overview

636

Total Population

49.2

Median age

53.46%

Female population %

87.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

43.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

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 49.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Matthews's population under 18 was 13.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Matthews's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Matthews, 12.42% were under the age of 15, 17.77% aged 15 to 29, 51.89% aged 30 to 64, 16.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 44 more females than males in Matthews:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.46% females and 46.54% males in Matthews, MO.
The Matthews, MO gender ratio is 87.1:100 i.e. 87.1 men to 100 women (0.871).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 47.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 33.

Matthews's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Matthews population: 95.13% are White, 1.26% are Black or African American and 3.62% are multiracial.
Matthews's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 633 (99.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Matthews is White with a population of 605 (95.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 674 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Matthews's population decreased by 46 (6.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Matthews's population decreased by 96 (15.29%), 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 2022 at 516.