Mathews County, VA Demographic Data
Mathews County, VA Summary
Mathews County is located in Virginia
- Population: 8,965
- Area: 251.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 85.93 sq. miles
- Water Area: 166.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 35.58 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3.28 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mathews County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,704
53%
50.8
Male
4,144
47%
49.2
Total Population
8,848
323,128,000
Mathews County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
259
2.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
264
3.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
482
5.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
620
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
444
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
669
7.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
818
9.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,268
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
772
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
665
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,522
17.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
770
8.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
295
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,377
83.4%
77.2
Female
3,841
52.1%
51.3
Male
3,536
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,196
81.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,103
35.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,587
29.2%
15.2
Female
1,375
53.2%
55.8
Male
1,212
46.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
52
0.0%
0.0
Mathews County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,628
97.5%
96.8
White
7,619
86.1%
72.6
Black or African American
869
9.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
69
0.8%
0.8
Asian
47
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
26
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
21
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
4
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
4
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
20
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
220
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
89
1.0%
17.8
Mexican
25
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
42
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
22
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,759
99.0%
82.2
Mathews County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
117
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
462
6.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,283
33.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,737
25.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
378
5.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,048
15.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
754
11.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
579
8.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,200
91.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,802
26.6%
31.2
Mathews County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,621
20.7%
33.7%
Now Married
4,825
61.5%
47.5
Divorced
590
7.5%
11.0%
Separated
134
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
673
8.6
5.8%
Mathews County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,382
97.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
207
2.4%
21.6%
Spanish
120
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
39
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
25
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
23
0.3%
1.1%
Mathews County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
232
6.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
146
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
348
9.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
254
6.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
579
15.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
602
15.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
676
17.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
558
14.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
247
6.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
195
5.1%
6.4
Median household income
64,049
57,617
Per capita income
34,918
31,128
Mathews County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
11
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
409
10.0%
9.8
Construction
481
11.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,137
27.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
190
4.7%
6.6
Information
33
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
435
10.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
141
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
222
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
247
6.1%
4.6
Retail trade
485
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
275
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
11
0.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
502
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,419
34.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
603
14.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
872
21.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
681
16.7%
18.1%
Mathews County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,028
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,052
75.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
475
11.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
24
0.6%
5.1
Walked
38
0.9%
2.7
Other means
160
4.0%
1.8
Worked at home
279
6.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.5
26.6
Mathews County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
124
3.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
941
24.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,482
38.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,290
33.6%
21.0
Mathews County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,837
67.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,246
84.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
591
15.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,877
32.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
15
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Mathews County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,714
1 room
21
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
24
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
261
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
664
11.6%
16.5
5 rooms
1,284
22.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,109
19.4%
17.8
7 rooms
986
17.3%
12.0
8 rooms
639
11.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
726
12.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mathews County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,714
1-unit, detached
4,943
86.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
69
1.2%
5.9
2-units
45
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
33
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
118
2.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
35
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
45
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
426
7.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mathews County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,305
22.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
337
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
462
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
521
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
593
10.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
522
9.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,040
18.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
811
14.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
123
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mathews County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
88
2.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
381
9.9%
4.7
Electricity
2,721
70.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
335
8.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
229
6.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
83
2.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mathews County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,894
47295100.0
Less than $500
45
2.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
79
4.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
96
5.1%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
164
8.7%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
303
16.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
418
22.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
789
41.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
965
51.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
255
13.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
114
6.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
117
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
443
23.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mathews County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
486
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
1.2%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
29
6.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
60
12.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
113
23.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
278
57.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
105
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
928
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
94
19.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
52
10.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
54
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
46
9.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
68
14.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
172
35.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
105
0.0%
0.0%
Mathews County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,246
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
162
5.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
111
3.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
499
15.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
635
19.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
649
20.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
566
17.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
605
18.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
19
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
232,000
205,000
