ZIP 28104 · Matthews
Who lives in ZIP code 28104 (Matthews, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Matthews, NC · Union County
uszips 2026
People36,641
Median age41.6
Household income$138,017
Home value$536,481
Median rent$1,801/mo
Poverty4.6%
College degree+58.9%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 478 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,889
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.6% are 65 or older; 74.9% are adults.
Household income
64.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $58,801.
Education (adults 25+)
46.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.1%
- Never married
- 24.8%
- Divorced
- 7.4%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 61.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.6%
- Rent burden
- 27.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 15.5%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 49.5%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 7.2%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.