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Matthews, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Matthews, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 67,626. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MATTHEWS-NC · Matthews, NC 2 ZIPs · 67,626 pop · #1956/25278 · Mecklenburg County and Union County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $123,104
  • RANK-TOP #1956/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Huntersville
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-SMALL 67,626
  • SPREAD-MOD 28105→28104
  • HOME-HIGH $482,150

Nearest income peer: Huntersville, NC ( $2,273 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Matthews

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Matthews on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Matthews, NC sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
67,626
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$123,104
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $123,104 and home value $482,150 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 56.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Matthews as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Bullock is the closest lower-income city and Holly Springs the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Matthews.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Matthews differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Matthews: $108,190 in ZIP 28105 to $138,017 in 28104. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

28105 to 28104

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

28105 to 28104

Poverty-rate spread
1.4 points

28104 to 28105

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 28105 skews compact Matthews

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 28105 covers about 59% of Matthews's 67,626 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Matthews

Citywide ZBP: 2,501 establishments, 28,423 employees , annual payroll $1,450,324k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28105 (1,589 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (356) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Matthews, NC

These ZIP codes straddle Mecklenburg County and Union County, so county-level figures split Matthews between several administrative records. See the Mecklenburg County roll-up →

Matthews sits in the upper half of Mecklenburg County and Union County on income: Charlotte, Monroe and Indian Trail report less, while Waxhaw and Davidson report more. Wingate marks the far end of that range at $71,136, 42% below Matthews.

Side-by-side: Compare 28105 vs 28104 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28105 39,586 $108,190 1,589 642
28104 28,040 $138,017 912 370
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Matthews roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Matthews, .