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Population (year 2000): 595. Estimated
population in July 2005: 558 (-6.2% change)
Males: 273 (45.9%), Females: 322 (54.1%)
Grant County
Zip code:
46957
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $33,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,500 (year 2000)
Races in Matthews:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (21.8%), German
(15.0%), Irish (10.9%), English (9.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%),
Dutch (1.7%).
Elevation: 870 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Matthews
- High school or higher: 79.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Matthews town
- Never married: 13.3%
- Now married: 70.2%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 8.9%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+3.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Matthews:
- BLACKFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
HARTFORD CITY, IN)
- BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles; MUNCIE,
IN)
- GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 18 miles;
MARION, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Matthews:
- DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 14 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
- ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 21 miles;
ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 46 miles; FORT
WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Matthews:
- MARION MUNI (about 14 miles; MARION, IN; ID: MZZ)
- ALEXANDRIA (about 16 miles; ALEXANDRIA, IN; ID: I99)
- REESE (about 22 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: 7I2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Matthews:
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; MARION,
IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 18 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 56 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
FT enrollment: 3,721)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS
(about 62 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment:
19,818)
Public primary/middle school in Matthews:
- MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 122;
Location: WEST 9TH ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Matthews:
- MATTHEWS PL (Operating income: $7,760;
Location: 704 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; 4,500 books; 1,500
video materials; 4 serial subscriptions)
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