Mathews County, VA

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2023 Population

8,517

0.234% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

53.8

0.186% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

7.88%

15.3% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$75,487

4.51% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$348,800

1.99% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

3,445

4.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Mathews County, VA had a population of 8.52k people with a median age of 53.8 and a median household income of $75,487. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Mathews County, VA declined from 8,537 to 8,517, a −0.234% decrease and its median household income declined from $79,054 to $75,487, a −4.51% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mathews County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.37%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.38%), White (Hispanic) (1.98%), and Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.681%).

None of the households in Mathews County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.9% of the residents in Mathews County, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Mathews County, VA was $348,800, and the homeownership rate was 85.6%.

Most people in Mathews County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Mathews County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Mathews County, VA borders Accomack County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Northampton County, VA, and York County, VA.

United States Virginia Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

Population & Diversity

Mathews County, VA is home to a population of 8.52k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.29% of Mathews County, VA residents were born outside of the country (195 people).

In 2023, there were 10.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.22k people) in Mathews County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 713 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 288 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

99.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.9% of Mathews County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Mathews County, VA was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mathews County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mathews County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.22k ± 71
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
713 ± 141
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
288 ± 164

2.57%

Hispanic Population

219 people

2.57% of the people in Mathews County, VA are hispanic (219 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Mathews County, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
107,605 ± 8,003 people
India
98,735 ± 7,670 people
Mexico
59,855 ± 5,986 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,605 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,735 and Mexico with 59,855.

Foreign-Born Population

2.29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

195 people

1.11%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

95 people

As of 2023, 2.29% of Mathews County, VA residents (195 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mathews County, VA was 1.11%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mathews County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
302 ± 107
Gulf War (1990s)
126 ± 102
Gulf War (2001-)
96 ± 62

Mathews County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.4 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Mathews County, VA employs 3.45k people. The largest industries in Mathews County, VA are Construction (528 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (409 people), and Retail Trade (364 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($193,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($170,119), and Finance & Insurance ($170,119).

Males in Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $69,674. The income inequality in Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.475, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.45k

2023 Value

± 464

4.9%

1 Year growth

± 19.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mathews County, VA grew at a rate of 4.9%, from 3.28k employees to 3.45k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mathews County, VA, are Management Occupations (657 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (317 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (300 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mathews County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.45k

2023 Value

± 464

4.9%

1 Year growth

± 19.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mathews County, VA grew at a rate of 4.9%, from 3.28k employees to 3.45k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mathews County, VA, are Construction (528 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (409 people), and Retail Trade (364 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mathews County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Mathews County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,984

Median earning men ± $15,158

$41,875

Median earning women ± $14,185

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($170,446), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,000), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($84,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,927), Public Administration ($56,596), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,112).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

28
Construction
17
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
15
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$8.62k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$6.06k
Retail Trade
$4.72k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Mathews County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.49%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.49%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Mathews County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.884% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.904% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mathews County, VA was $348,800 in 2023, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $355,900 to $348,800, a 1.99% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mathews County, VA is 85.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Mathews County, VA have an average commute time of 34.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mathews County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 14.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Mathews County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.89%.

Housing

Property

$348,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$42,281

$3,225

Median Property Taxes

±$481

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mathews County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mathews County, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

85.6%

Homeownership

2023

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 85.6% of the housing units in Mathews County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mathews County, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Mathews County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$75,487

Median Household Income

± $9,473

3.77k

Number of Households

± 519

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.77k households in Mathews County, VA declined from $75,487 from the previous year's value of $79,054.

The following chart displays the households in Mathews County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mathews County, VA is from Virginia.

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (74.9%)
Worked At Home (15.2%)
Carpooled (6%)

In 2023, 74.9% of workers in Mathews County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mathews County, VA have a longer commute time (34.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.51% of the workforce in Mathews County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mathews County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mathews County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mathews County, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 14.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Mathews County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.89%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

7.88% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mathews County, VA (665 out of 8.44k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 16 - 17, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mathews County, VA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 15.3% of the children was living in poverty in Mathews County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 39.6 in Mathews County, VA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 26.8 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.6% of the population of Mathews County, VA has health coverage, with 37.2% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 23.3% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 2.44% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mathews County, VA see 2922 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.781% decrease from the previous year (2945 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4273 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2136 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,922 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Mathews County, VA

Primary care physicians in Mathews County, VA see an average of 2,922 patients per year. This represents a 0.781% decrease from the previous year (2,945 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Mathews County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.1% under 18 years, 12.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.42%

Uninsured

37.2%

Employer Coverage

16.4%

Medicaid

23.3%

Medicare

13.2%

Non-Group

2.44%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mathews County, VA declined by 12.2% from 8.45% to 7.42%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mathews County, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.