St. Matthews, Kentucky

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Back to St. Matthews, KY housing info, Jefferson County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for St. Matthews, KY Jefferson County Population in July 2008: 18,709. Population change since 2000: +18.0%   Males: 8,684   (46.4%) Females: 10,025   (53.6%) Median resident age:   36.7 years Kentucky median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 40207. Estimated median household income in 2008: $49,937 (it was $42,219 in 2000) St. Matthews:   $49,937 Kentucky:   $41,538 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $34,020 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $189,396 (it was $127,700 in 2000) St. Matthews:   $189,396 Kentucky:   $118,400 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $199,372; Detached houses: $209,786; Townhouses or other attached units: $222,135; In 2-unit structures: $208,550; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $165,339; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $124,720 St. Matthews, KY residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: The Louisville Youth Choir, Inc. Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in St. Matthews: White Non-Hispanic (89.3%) Black (5.0%) Hispanic (1.7%) Two or more races (1.4%) Asian Indian (1.0%) Chinese (0.6%) Other race (0.6%) American Indian (0.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in St. Matthews: 90.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about St. Matthews, Kentucky on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. St. Matthews is mentioned 573 times on our forum: Oldham Co vs. Highlands/Crescent Hill/St. Matthews  (16 replies) Electrical Surges in St. Matthews  (2 replies) St. Matthews Neighborhood: Best Streets  (5 replies) E town? St. Matthews? Shepherdsville?  (8 replies) St. Matthews?  (2 replies) NEWCOMERS please read before posting so we may assist you in your move  (63 replies) Ancestries: German (25.6%), Irish (17.4%), English (14.8%), United States (8.5%), Italian (3.5%), French (3.1%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 550 feet Land area: 4.03 square miles. Population density: 4648 people per square mile   (average).

Average climate in St. Matthews, Kentucky

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St. Matthews-area historical tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 123% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.5 miles away from the St. Matthews city center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 225 people.

St. Matthews-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 92.4 miles away from St. Matthews center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 44.2 miles away from St. Matthews center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 93.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Church in St. Matthews: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Breckinridge Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Weicher Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	1.9 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	45.9%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	6.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

This city:	3.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. Matthews, KY

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Here		54.6%
USA		50.2%

4.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.93%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($420 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.08%
Kentucky average:	0.12%

from Bullitt County, KY	0.39% ($31,463 average AGI)
from Oldham County, KY	0.24% ($44,950)
from Clark County, IN	0.23% ($30,964)

4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,839 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.90%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($399 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.03%
Kentucky average:	0.05%

to Bullitt County, KY	0.53% ($39,307 average AGI)
to Oldham County, KY	0.31% ($70,025)
to Clark County, IN	0.30% ($32,389)

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