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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Matthews is $18,084, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Matthews median household income is $41,719, which has grown by 25.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 17.25% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Matthews residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #507

Matthews, IN	18,084 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Matthews, IN	19,602 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Matthews, IN	29,135 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Matthews, IN	15,192 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #368

Matthews, IN	41,719 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Matthews, IN	43,905 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #182

Matthews, IN	25.94%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Matthews, IN		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.57%	$2,945, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.55%	$19,039, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.69%	$1,650, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.83%	$9,621, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Matthews, IN	43,750 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Matthews, IN	51,196 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Matthews, IN	Indiana	U.S.
White	$41,719, see rank	$51,311	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Matthews, IN	Indiana	U.S.
25 to 44	$37,083, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,750, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$28,854, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Matthews, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	518, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	248, 47.88%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	150, 60.48%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	150, 60.48%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	145, 96.67%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 3.33%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	98, 39.52%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	270, 52.12%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	136, 50.37%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	136, 50.37%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	129, 94.85%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 5.15%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	134, 49.63%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Matthews, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	249, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	216, 86.75%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	12, 4.82%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	21, 8.43%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Matthews, IN	21.9 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Matthews, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	274	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	145, 52.92%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7, 4.83%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	16, 11.03%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 4.83%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	28, 19.31%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	82, 56.55%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	129, 47.08%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36, 27.91%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	60, 46.51%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16, 12.40%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 1.55%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15, 11.63%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Matthews, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	274, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	30, 10.95%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	73, 26.64%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7, 2.55%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	14, 5.11%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	10, 3.65%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 4.01%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	78, 28.47%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	28, 10.22%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	5, 1.82%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18, 6.57%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Matthews, IN	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	78	13.07%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	13	7.22%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.