St. Matthews, KY Profile

St. Matthews, KY, population 18,750, is located in Kentucky's Jefferson county, about 5.6 miles from Louisville and 66.6 miles from Lexington.

It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of St. Matthews has grown by about 9%. Since 2005 St. Matthews's population has grown by about 8%.

St. Matthews's property crime levels tend to be Kentucky's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	46%
	Females	54%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	90%
	African American	5%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	3%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	2%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.00%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	17,304	N/A
2001	17,317	0.08%
2002	17,328	0.06%
2003	17,371	0.25%
2004	17,332	-0.22%
2005	17,303	-0.17%
2006	17,703	2.31%
2007	18,135	2.44%
2008	18,673	2.97%
2009	18,750	0.41%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$42,219

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	461
2005	N/A
2006	189
2007	255
2008	279
2009	143
2010	143

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	0	2	20	59
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	0	1	20	12
2007	0	2	28	15
2008	0	2	35	14
2009	0	4	20	3
2010	0	1	15	11

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	4,220
2005	N/A
2006	4,701
2007	4,119
2008	4,229
2009	4,112
2010	3,940

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-
2004	114	597	30
2005	-	-	-
2006	112	664	44
2007	128	562	38
2008	88	652	33
2009	114	638	24
2010	124	595	25

Location

Land Area

4 Square Miles