MathenyCA
A town of 572.
Is Matheny a good place to live?
Matheny has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
572 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Matheny: who provides what
Matheny is unincorporated, so Tulare County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Matheny.
Matheny faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The FEMA risk score for Matheny comes to 86 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 60% come from inland flooding and 22% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, fewer of Matheny’s working residents work locally
Matheny’s average commute stands at 20 minutes. In Matheny, the median household income is $68,000, where California’s towns sit at $95,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Nearly a fifth of Matheny residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away.
| Matheny | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Matheny, expect mild winters and hot summers
Matheny’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 97°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Matheny is
Matheny: 29% of adults worry about having enough food, above both the California town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). The share of adults 18 to 64 in Matheny who have no health insurance: 22%.
| Matheny | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 66% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Matheny | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.1% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Matheny sell for about $300K
In Matheny, the typical rent is $1,242 a month. 43% of households are owner-occupiers locally.
| Matheny | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,242 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Matheny
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Matheny
About 3 of every 100 Matheny residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Matheny for work
Where Matheny’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Matheny
Census-designated place in California, United States
Matheny is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Matheny sits at an elevation of 269 feet (82 m). The 2020 United States census reported Matheny's population was 1,125. Matheny's water system, Pratt Mutual, has elevated arsenic levels. Matheny residents are attempting to merge Pratt Mutual into Tulare's water utility. On April 1, 2016, the State Water Resource Control Board issued a mandatory water system consolidation order directing the City of Tulare to connect Matheny Tract to the Tulare County water system.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 269 ft
Questions about Matheny
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Matheny, CA a good place to live?
Matheny has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.