Language Spoken At Home in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,714 | 100% |
English only | 8,500 | 97.5% |
Language other than English | 214 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 55 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 106 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 51 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 25 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 32 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,965 | 100% |
American | 1,029 | 11.5% |
Arab | 32 | 0.4% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 329 | 3.7% |
English | 2,384 | 26.6% |
French (except Basque) | 265 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 122 | 1.4% |
German | 1,327 | 14.8% |
Greek | 11 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,478 | 16.5% |
Italian | 286 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 31 | 0.3% |
Polish | 196 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 23 | 0.3% |
Russian | 50 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 93 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 465 | 5.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 303 | 3.4% |
Swedish | 18 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 31 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 150 | 1.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,815 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,806 | 73.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 858 | 22.5% |
Married-couple family | 2,149 | 56.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 581 | 15.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 235 | 6.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 93 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 422 | 11.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 184 | 4.8% |
Nonfamily households | 1,009 | 26.4% |
Householder living alone | 877 | 23.0% |
65 years and over | 557 | 14.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 932 | 24.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,564 | 41.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 8,837 | 100% |
Householder | 3,815 | 43.2% |
Spouse | 2,187 | 24.7% |
Child | 2,207 | 25.0% |
Other relatives | 331 | 3.7% |
Nonrelatives | 297 | 3.4% |
Unmarried partner | 119 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,663 | 100% |
Never married | 828 | 22.6% |
Now married, except separated | 2,275 | 62.1% |
Separated | 59 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 197 | 5.4% |
Divorced | 304 | 8.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,125 | 100% |
Never married | 634 | 15.4% |
Now married, except separated | 2,382 | 57.7% |
Separated | 139 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 462 | 11.2% |
Divorced | 508 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 94 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 9 | 9.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 93 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 45 | 48.4% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 16 | 17.2% |
3 or 4 years | 29 | 31.2% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 45 | 100% |
Who are female | 29 | 64.4% |
Who are married | 29 | 64.4% |
School Enrollment in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,641 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 33 | 2.0% |
Kindergarten | 172 | 10.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 629 | 38.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 523 | 31.9% |
College or graduate school | 284 | 17.3% |
Educational Attainment in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,774 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 133 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 704 | 10.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,275 | 33.6% |
Some college, no degree | 1,599 | 23.6% |
Associate's degree | 314 | 4.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 868 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 881 | 13.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.8% |
Veteran Status in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,177 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,119 | 15.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,783 | 100% |
With a disability | 928 | 10.6% |
Under 18 years | 1,660 | 100% |
With a disability | 96 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 4,823 | 100% |
With a disability | 318 | 6.6% |
65 years and over | 2,300 | 100% |
With a disability | 514 | 22.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,856 | 100% |
Same house | 8,292 | 93.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 538 | 6.1% |
Same county | 153 | 1.7% |
Different county | 385 | 4.3% |
Same state | 291 | 3.3% |
Different state | 94 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 26 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,965 | 100% |
Native | 8,762 | 97.7% |
Born in United States | 8,642 | 96.4% |
State of residence | 6,023 | 67.2% |
Different state | 2,619 | 29.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 120 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 203 | 2.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 203 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 140 | 69.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 63 | 31.0% |
Year of Entry in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 323 | 100% |
Native | 120 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 25 | 20.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 95 | 79.2% |
Foreign born | 203 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 203 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mathews County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 203 | 100% |
Europe | 94 | 46.3% |
Asia | 30 | 14.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 38 | 18.7% |
Northern America | 41 | 20.2% |