Mathews County, Virginia

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Mathews County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median age (63rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Mathews County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,540	8,705,170	334,922,499	2609th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,880	$93,170	$80,734	784th of 3,221
Median Age	55.0	39.0	38.9	63rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.4%	42.2%	35.7%	892nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$360,900	$383,700	$332,700	383rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,032	$1,579	$1,413	900th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.8%	9.9%	12.5%	2892nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	4.3%	5.2%	1698th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	99.4	220.5	n/a	981st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	13.1%	14.1%	2299th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.2	n/a	n/a	1388th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.0%	67.3%	65.2%	177th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.7	27.3	26.4	430th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.6%	18.3%	15.1%	234th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.6%	n/a	n/a	2005th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.5%	48.7%	46.9%	1578th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.3%	n/a	n/a	2768th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Mathews County, Virginia

Statistic	Mathews County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.7%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.4	60.7	61.4

Age in Mathews County, Virginia

Statistic	Mathews County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	55.0	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	14.4%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.7%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.5%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.8%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	33.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Mathews County, Virginia

Statistic	Mathews County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	3,987	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.7%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	15.7%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.2%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.3%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	23.5%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mathews County, Virginia

Statistic	Mathews County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,972	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.8%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.2%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.8%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.9%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.8%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.4%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.4%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Mathews County, Virginia

Statistic	Mathews County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	5,493	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	91.0%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.4%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.0%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.2%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,547	$2,790	n/a

Education in Mathews County, Virginia

Statistic	Mathews County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.1%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.3%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.0%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mathews County, Virginia

Statistic	Mathews County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.7%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.6%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.0%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.7%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.1%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Mathews County, Virginia

Statistic	Mathews County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.6%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.4%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	14.3%	16.7%

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