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Language Spoken At Home in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,778 | 100% |
English only | 23,006 | 89.2% |
Language other than English | 2,772 | 10.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 856 | 3.3% |
Spanish | 986 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 221 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 992 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 363 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 484 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 211 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 310 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 61 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,516 | 100% |
American | 2,912 | 10.6% |
Arab | 318 | 1.2% |
Czech | 24 | 0.1% |
Danish | 94 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 438 | 1.6% |
English | 3,549 | 12.9% |
French (except Basque) | 817 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 135 | 0.5% |
German | 4,845 | 17.6% |
Greek | 227 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 121 | 0.4% |
Irish | 3,696 | 13.4% |
Italian | 2,088 | 7.6% |
Lithuanian | 22 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 154 | 0.6% |
Polish | 712 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 100 | 0.4% |
Russian | 321 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,077 | 3.9% |
Scottish | 1,127 | 4.1% |
Slovak | 49 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 574 | 2.1% |
Swedish | 262 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 22 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 140 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 295 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 78 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,423 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,468 | 71.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,391 | 32.5% |
Married-couple family | 6,364 | 61.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,819 | 27.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 395 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 190 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 709 | 6.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 382 | 3.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,955 | 28.4% |
Householder living alone | 2,643 | 25.4% |
65 years and over | 992 | 9.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,552 | 34.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,682 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 27,276 | 100% |
Householder | 10,423 | 38.2% |
Spouse | 6,338 | 23.2% |
Child | 9,241 | 33.9% |
Other relatives | 819 | 3.0% |
Nonrelatives | 455 | 1.7% |
Unmarried partner | 297 | 1.1% |
Marital Status in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,978 | 100% |
Never married | 2,337 | 23.4% |
Now married, except separated | 6,561 | 65.8% |
Separated | 137 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 191 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 752 | 7.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,769 | 100% |
Never married | 2,878 | 24.5% |
Now married, except separated | 6,514 | 55.3% |
Separated | 156 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 1,022 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 1,199 | 10.2% |
Fertility in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 220 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 6 | 2.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 2 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 276 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 91 | 33.0% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 20 | 7.2% |
3 or 4 years | 28 | 10.1% |
5 or more years | 43 | 15.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 91 | 100% |
Who are female | 56 | 61.5% |
Who are married | 72 | 79.1% |
School Enrollment in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,860 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 730 | 9.3% |
Kindergarten | 428 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,994 | 38.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,979 | 25.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,729 | 22.0% |
Educational Attainment in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,223 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 346 | 1.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 688 | 3.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,849 | 15.6% |
Some college, no degree | 4,036 | 22.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,947 | 10.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,636 | 30.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,721 | 14.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 45.9% |
Veteran Status in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,426 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,169 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 27,278 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,036 | 7.5% |
Under 18 years | 7,073 | 100% |
With a disability | 117 | 1.7% |
18 to 64 years | 16,386 | 100% |
With a disability | 923 | 5.6% |
65 years and over | 3,819 | 100% |
With a disability | 996 | 26.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,347 | 100% |
Same house | 23,725 | 86.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,465 | 12.7% |
Same county | 1,642 | 6.0% |
Different county | 1,823 | 6.7% |
Same state | 584 | 2.1% |
Different state | 1,239 | 4.5% |
Abroad | 157 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,516 | 100% |
Native | 25,102 | 91.2% |
Born in United States | 24,850 | 90.3% |
State of residence | 10,958 | 39.8% |
Different state | 13,892 | 50.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 252 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 2,414 | 8.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,414 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,278 | 52.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,136 | 47.1% |
Year of Entry in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,666 | 100% |
Native | 252 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 4.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 242 | 96.0% |
Foreign born | 2,414 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 98 | 4.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,316 | 95.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Matthews Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,414 | 100% |
Europe | 463 | 19.2% |
Asia | 769 | 31.9% |
Africa | 421 | 17.4% |
Oceania | 17 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 663 | 27.5% |
Northern America | 81 | 3.4% |