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| Matthews |
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| Population 2002: | 23,606 |
| Population 2000: | 22,127 |
| Elevation: | 730 feet |
| Area codes: | 704 |
| Land area: | 14.2 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 5.8% (1.9% Europe, 1.5% Asia, 1.5% Latin America) |
| Population growth: | +1,479 (+6.68%) |
| County: | Mecklenburg |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (14.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.1%), Retail trade (12.1%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 88.7% |
| Black: | 5.3% |
| Hispanic: | 2.5% |
| Two or more races: | 0.9% |
| Other race: | 0.8% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 68.4% |
| Never married: | 19.6% |
| Divorced: | 6.4% |
| Widowed: | 4.5% |
| Separated: | 1.2% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $170,700 |
| Household income: | $67,034 |
| Resident age: | 36.4 years |
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| Matthews Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| House age: | much below |
| Number of rooms per house: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | below |
| Renting percentage: | below |
| Median household income: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 93.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 42.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 12.5% |
| Unemployed: | 4.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 764 (3340.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 263.1 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 154 (673.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 66 (288.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 22 (96.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 20 (87.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 3 (13.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 18.0% |
| English: | 15.6% |
| Irish: | 12.4% |
| United States: | 10.6% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 5.4% |
| Italian: | 5.1% |