Grant County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 21.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.8%
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Indiana: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.9% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Matthews, IN
Matthews compared to Indiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (84%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Matthews (based on Grant County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.33%
| Here |  | 41.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | The Wesleyan Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Adherents | 20.7% | 15.7% | 13.8% | 13.0% | 7.7% |
| Congregations | 14.4% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 20.8% | 4.8% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Friends (Quakers) | Church of the Nazarene | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Other |
| Adherents | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 18.4% |
| Congregations | 3.2% | 11.2% | 5.6% | 2.4% | 32.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Grant County: | 1.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | Grant County: | 0.87 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46 | Grant County: | 6.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 44 | Here: | 6.40 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.7% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Grant County: | 30.1% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.4% | | State: | 14.3% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $1,843 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,491 | $41,892 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $540 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,530 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $3,491 | $41,892 | 11 | $3,913 |
Matthews government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $11,000 ($18.46)
- Charges - Sewerage: $60,000 ($100.67)
Solid Waste Management: $26,000 ($43.62)
All Other: $5,000 ($8.39)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $106,000 ($177.85)
Sewerage: $54,000 ($90.60)
Solid Waste Management: $17,000 ($28.52)
Police Protection: $15,000 ($25.17)
Regular Highways: $13,000 ($21.81)
Welfare - Other: $4,000 ($6.71)
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($16.78)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000 ($18.46)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $193,000 ($323.83)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $183,000 ($307.05)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000 ($16.78)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($8.39)
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($6.71)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $22,000 ($36.91)
General - Other: $10,000 ($16.78)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $273,000 ($458.05)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $18,000 ($30.20)
General Support: $15,000 ($25.17)
- Tax - Property: $70,000 ($117.45)
Individual Income: $23,000 ($38.59)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.68)
Public Utilities: $1,000 ($1.68)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $75,000 ($125.84)
4.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,011 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.26% | | Indiana average: | 6.54% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($160 average AGI)| Grant County: | 0.06% | | Indiana average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,841 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.49% | | Indiana average: | 6.56% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)| Grant County: | 0.05% | | Indiana average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Matthews:
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGOM (860 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBAT (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WXFN (1340 AM; 1 kW; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: MUNCIE SABRECOM, INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Matthews:
- WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WTUR (89.7 FM; UPLAND, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WBST (92.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WLBC-FM (104.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: MUNCIE SABRECOM, INC.)
- WHTI (96.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WBSB (89.5 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WERK (104.9 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WMDH-FM (102.5 FM; NEW CASTLE, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWDS (90.5 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP.)
- WGNR-FM (97.9 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W299AJ (107.7 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WURK (101.7 FM; ELWOOD, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WBSW (90.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WWKI (100.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQME (98.7 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: ANDERSON UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- WHCI (88.1 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: BLACKFORD COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Matthews:
- WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WIPB (Channel 49; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
- WMUN-LP (Channel 26; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP, MUNCIE IND.)
Matthews fatal accident list:
Oct 5, 2007 02:42 PM, Cr-950, Cr-1125, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 16, 2006 02:30 AM, Cr-950, Cr-1000, Lat: 40.407894, Lon: -85.492569, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 22, 1997 06:45 PM, 11th St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3 - Stormy M Seibt, 1.75 Miles Ne Of (Lat: 40.400833 Lon: -85.457222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 80.3 m, Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
- Lottie L Thompson, 1.75 Miles Ne Of (Lat: 40.400833 Lon: -85.457222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 80.3 m, Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
- 1.75 Miles Ne Of (Lat: 40.400833 Lon: -85.457222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 80.3 m
Registrant: Telecom Towers, Inc. Dba , 2400 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA 23220-1319, Phone: (804) 353-0300, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: KA9FDN, Licensee ID: L00012057
Grant Date: 05/26/2004, Expiration Date: 08/19/2014, Certifier: Harold A Biggs
Registrant: Harold A Biggs, Matthews, IN 46957-0186 - Call Sign: KB9OQR, Licensee ID: L01205390
Grant Date: 10/23/2006, Expiration Date: 10/10/2016, Certifier: Gary J Skinner Jr
Registrant: Gary J Skinner Jr, 121 E 7th St, Matthews, IN 46957 - Call Sign: KB9RUL, Licensee ID: L01351064
Grant Date: 12/18/2007, Expiration Date: 12/18/2017
Registrant: Dale A Breedlove, 115 E. 8th St., Matthews, IN 46957 - Call Sign: KG9O, Licensee ID: L00666959
Grant Date: 04/07/2003, Expiration Date: 06/29/2013, Certifier: Kenneth J Narducci
Registrant: Kenneth J Narducci, 507 Cumberland Lane, Matthews, IN 46957 - Call Sign: W2ORG
Grant Date: 11/08/1995, Expiration Date: 11/08/2005, Cancellation Date: 03/14/1999
Registrant: Merritt F Malvern, Matthews, IN 46957-0095 - Call Sign: W9CSY, Licensee ID: L00193724
Grant Date: 09/25/2003, Expiration Date: 12/21/2013
Registrant: Charles L Newlin, Matthews, IN 46957
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: KIRKPATRICK 5151 JIM (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2298K , Serial Number: 31827, Year manufactured: 1995, Airworthiness Date: 10/06/1995
Registrant (Individual): James L Kirkpatrick, Po Box 94, Matthews, IN 46957 - Aircraft: PIPER PA32-301XTC (Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING TIO 540 SER (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 330MA , Serial Number: 3255035, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 08/01/2005
Registrant (Corporation): Jennerjahn Aviation LLC, 901 Massachusetts Ave, Matthews, IN 46957
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Matthews
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Matthews, IN
| Most common first names in Matthews, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 6 | 82.5 years |
| John | 5 | 73.4 years |
| Betty | 5 | 67.0 years |
| James | 5 | 76.4 years |
| Robert | 5 | 66.0 years |
| Charles | 4 | 80.8 years |
| Clarence | 3 | 74.0 years |
| Roy | 3 | 75.6 years |
| Sarah | 3 | 69.6 years |
| William | 3 | 77.7 years |
| Most common last names in Matthews, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Dearduff | 4 | 79.8 years |
| Kibbey | 4 | 83.7 years |
| Carmin | 4 | 82.7 years |
| Sutton | 4 | 76.2 years |
| White | 4 | 83.7 years |
| Baugher | 3 | 74.4 years |
| Brown | 3 | 76.3 years |
| Cole | 3 | 68.0 years |
| King | 3 | 72.0 years |
| Milhollin | 3 | 78.0 years |
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Legal support workers"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Operations specialties managers except financial managers"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Personal care and service occupations:"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Management, business, and financial occupations:"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
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