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Total population: 26,901 (All urban)

Matthews, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,272 (7,936 occupied: 6,230 owner occupied, 1,706 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	31%

Housing density: 582 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $818 (lower quartile is $732, upper quartile is $1,024)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $880

Median gross rent in Matthews, NC in 2007: $920

Housing units in Matthews with a mortgage: 5,186 (490 second mortgage, 1,058 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 755

Matthews,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $228,776 (it was $170,600 in 2000)

Matthews:	$228,776
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $175,937 - $312,249

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $263,842
Here: $263,842
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $209,390
Here: $209,390
State: $176,568

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,977
Here: $206,977
State: $163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,502
Here: $181,502
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $27,262
Here: $27,262
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,141

In family households: 20,128 (5,359 male householders, 942 female householders)
5,590 spouses, 7,522 children (7,063 natural, 204 adopted, 255 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 121 parents, 181 other relatives, 249 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,013 (660 male householders (533 living alone)), 1,058 female householders (873 living alone)), 295 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 267 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,370 2-persons, 1,522 3-persons, 1,599 4-persons, 571 5-persons, 153 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,406 1-person, 295 2-persons, 17 3-persons.

5,587 married couples with children.
672 single-parent households (131 men, 541 women).

93.0% of residents of Matthews speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,292 (5.8%)
(38.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.4
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Matthews, North Carolina:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 84 4 rooms: 90 5 rooms: 507 6 rooms: 1,170 7 rooms: 1,419 8 rooms: 1,328 9 or more rooms: 1,615

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Matthews, North Carolina:
	1 room: 51 2 rooms: 182 3 rooms: 404 4 rooms: 458 5 rooms: 314 6 rooms: 157 7 rooms: 52 8 rooms: 61 9 or more rooms: 27

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 214
1995 to 1998: 1,431
1990 to 1994: 1,652
1980 to 1989: 3,045
1970 to 1979: 1,097
1960 to 1969: 496
1950 to 1959: 189
1940 to 1949: 110
1939 or earlier: 38

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Matthews:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 90 2 bedrooms: 200 3 bedrooms: 3,037 4 bedrooms: 2,532 5 or more bedrooms: 363

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Matthews:
	no bedroom: 68 1 bedroom: 565 2 bedrooms: 626 3 bedrooms: 399 4 bedrooms: 39 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Matthews in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 48 1 vehicle: 951 2 vehicles: 3,631 3 vehicles: 1,267 4 vehicles: 292 5 or more vehicles: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in Matthews in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 187 1 vehicle: 809 2 vehicles: 621 3 vehicles: 60 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 11

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Matthews, NC:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 17
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 10
$50,000 to $59,999: 11
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 17
$90,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 222
$125,000 to $149,999: 518
$150,000 to $174,999: 732
$175,000 to $199,999: 1046
$200,000 to $249,999: 1989
$250,000 to $299,999: 1304
$300,000 to $399,999: 1144
$400,000 to $499,999: 322
$500,000 to $749,999: 174
$750,000 to $999,999: 17
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Matthews rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Matthews:

Less than $100: 23 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 10
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 6
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 44
$450 to $499: 30
$500 to $549: 20
$550 to $599: 37
$600 to $649: 141
$650 to $699: 164
$700 to $749: 194
$750 to $799: 237
$800 to $899: 406
$900 to $999: 186
$1,000 to $1,249: 186
$1,250 to $1,499: 171
$1,500 to $1,999: 94
$2,000 or more: 48
No cash rent: 43

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 184 1990 to 1994: 374 1985 to 1989: 96 1980 to 1984: 159 1975 to 1979: 93 1970 to 1974: 46 1970 to 1974: 100 1965 to 1969: 240

Matthews, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.3%
Number of people working at home: 492 (4.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 188
5 to 9 minutes: 1000
10 to 14 minutes: 1225
15 to 19 minutes: 1246
20 to 24 minutes: 1538
25 to 29 minutes: 823
30 to 34 minutes: 1906
35 to 39 minutes: 526
40 to 44 minutes: 669
45 to 59 minutes: 1512
60 to 89 minutes: 403
90 or more minutes: 225

Matthews mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,002 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,017 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 99 (1%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 93 (1%)
Other means: 34 (0%)
Worked at home: 492 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 276
$10,000 to $14,999: 183
$15,000 to $19,999: 208
$20,000 to $24,999: 213
$25,000 to $29,999: 242
$30,000 to $34,999: 233
$35,000 to $39,999: 285
$40,000 to $44,999: 415
$45,000 to $49,999: 329
$50,000 to $59,999: 970
$60,000 to $74,999: 1247
$75,000 to $99,999: 1468
$100,000 to $124,999: 984
$125,000 to $149,999: 519
$150,000 to $199,999: 286
$200,000 or more: 161

First ancestries reported:

German: 2762

English: 2459

Other groups: 2348

United States or American: 2336

Irish: 1685

Scotch-Irish: 1099

Italian: 900

Polish: 472

Scottish: 418

French (except Basque): 368

Dutch: 316

European: 310

French Canadian: 247

Russian: 228

Swedish: 213

British: 209

Subsaharan African:: 155

African: 140

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 127

Welsh: 126

Arab:: 118

Norwegian: 118

Greek: 109

Czech: 79

Lebanese: 65

Albanian: 62

Canadian: 60

British West Indian: 60

West Indian: 59

Finnish: 58

Jordanian: 53

Slovak: 46

Ukrainian: 46

Iranian: 43

Czechoslovakian: 41

Romanian: 32

Austrian: 30

Armenian: 27

Swiss: 27

Hungarian: 19

Slovene: 15

Zairian: 15

Guyanese: 14

Croatian: 14

Scandinavian: 13

Israeli: 8

Jamaican: 8

Eastern European: 7

Turkish: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

Belgian: 7

Danish: 6

Portuguese: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Colombia (13%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Canada (7%)
Vietnam (5%)
India (4%)
Germany (4%)
Africa, n.e.c. (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8945
Northeast: 4027
Midwest: 2549
South: 4692
West: 694

47% of Matthews residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 50
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 111
11th grade: 148
12th grade, no diploma: 173
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,011
Less than 1 year of college: 299
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,208
Associate degree: 590
Bachelor's degree: 2,208
Master's degree: 715
Professional school degree: 203
Doctorate degree: 104

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 37
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 45
9th grade: 30
10th grade: 83
11th grade: 125
12th grade, no diploma: 118
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,606
Less than 1 year of college: 597
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,498
Associate degree: 623
Bachelor's degree: 2,138
Master's degree: 654
Professional school degree: 131
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 14.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 23.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $81,715
Black householders: $62,592
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $49,212
Asian householders: $99,596
Some other race householders: $48,426
Two or more races householders: $93,642
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,355

Matthews household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Matthews household income for Black householders

Matthews household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Matthews household income for Asian householders

Matthews household income for Some other race householders

Matthews household income for Two or more races householders

Matthews household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Matthews marital status for males

Matthews marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $229,312
Black or African American householders: $199,139
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $284,964
Asian householders: $263,642
Some other race householders: $176,610
Two or more races householders: $296,362
Hispanic or Latino householders: $222,070

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,574
One, attached: 44
Two: 16
3 or 4: 72
5 to 9: 358
10 to 19: 596
20 to 49: 95
50 or more: 426
Mobile homes: 91

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,288

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Matthews:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (85%) Utility gas (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 561

Here:	17.3%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 232

Here:	15.6%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 160

Here:	22.7%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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