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St. Matthews township, Wake County, NC

85,867 Population
57.2 square miles 1,501.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Wake County: 37.3 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,417 ±$1,610 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wake County: $55,448 ±$627
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,767 ±$6,252 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wake County: $105,768 ±$1,626
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.6% ±2.6% (9,943  ±2,222) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wake County: 8.1% 94,044 (±0.4% / ±4,533)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.8 minutes ±1.4 (904,900  ±76,748) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Wake County: 25.1 11,013,330 (±0.2 / ±162,068)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

31,745 ±1,166 Number of households
  • Wake County: 460,175 ±2,096
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0 (85,511  ±3,355) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wake County: 2.5 1,157,174 (±0 / ±197)
  • 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

7.3% ±2% (1,670  ±474) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wake County: 5% 15,415 (±0.4% / ±1,259)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

33,937 ±1,126 Number of housing units
  • Wake County: 496,047 ±204
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$317,500 ±$12,166 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wake County: $461,300 ±$3,848
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.1% ±1.7% (9,345  ±1,499.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wake County: 15% 174,352 (±0.5% / ±6,276.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.3% ±1.8% (51,454  ±2,401) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Wake County: 94% 754,819 (±0.9% / ±7,356.5)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
36.7% ±1.5% (21,377  ±1,259.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wake County: 57.2% 458,774 (±0.7% / ±5,236.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • a little higher than 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

20% ±2.7% (17,139  ±2,384) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Wake County: 15.3% 179,775
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±0.8% (3,415  ±516) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Wake County: 5.6% 51,127 (±0.2% / ±1,883)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,415 Total veterans ±516 2,845 Male ±481 570 Female ±255

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