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Matthews township, Chatham County, NC

13,546 Population
67.4 square miles 201 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Chatham County: 47.6 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,667 ±$4,706 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Chatham County: $59,363 ±$3,378
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$47,959 ±$8,144 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Chatham County: $94,317 ±$4,141
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

29.5% ±7.4% (3,945  ±1,030) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Chatham County: 11.1% † 8,759 (±1.7% / ±1,381)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.4 minutes ±2.6 (135,060  ±19,514) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Chatham County: 28.4 820,370 (±0.6 / ±38,747)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,077 ±499 Number of households
  • Chatham County: 33,004 ±461
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (13,333  ±936) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Chatham County: 2.4 79,407 (±0 / ±16)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.3% ±7.8% (308  ±215) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Chatham County: 5.6% † 888 (±1.9% / ±306)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,511 ±476 Number of housing units
  • Chatham County: 35,914 ±45
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$160,700 ±$12,975 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Chatham County: $446,200 ±$14,553
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.5% ±5% (1,402  ±678.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Chatham County: 9.3% † 7,356 (±1.3% / ±1,051.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

67.6% ±5.3% (6,112  ±775.1) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Chatham County: 90.9% 53,956 (±3.1% / ±1,867.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.1% ±3.1% (1,362  ±312.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Chatham County: 48.9% 29,042 (±2.2% / ±1,300)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

24.2% ±3.5% (3,277  ±528) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Chatham County: 10.4% 8,358
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.9% ±1.6% (397  ±169) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Chatham County: 7.2% 4,637 (±0.7% / ±452)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
397 Total veterans ±169 397 Male ±169 N/A Female ±21

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