Editing Mathews County, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 5806
|1810= 4227
|1820= 6920
|1830= 7664
|1840= 7442
|1850= 6714
|1860= 7091
|1870= 6200
|1880= 7501
|1890= 7584
|1900= 8239
|1910= 8922
|1920= 8447
|1930= 7884
|1940= 7149
|1950= 7148
|1960= 7121
|1970= 7168
|1980= 7995
|1990= 8348
|2000= 9207
|2010= 8978
|2020= 8533
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 3, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 3, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 3, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51115.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607062036/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51115.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Mathews County, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mathews County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51115&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mathews County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51115&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,835
|7,250
|87.27%
|84.96%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|822
|658
|9.16%
|7.71%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|18
|7
|0.20%
|0.08%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|30
|49
|0.33%
|0.57%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|2
|15
|0.02%
|0.18%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|1
|25
|0.01%
|0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|166
|332
|1.85%
|3.89%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|104
|197
|1.16%
|2.31%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,978'''
|'''8,533'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 8,978 people, 3,932 households, and 2,823 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|108|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,333 housing units at an average density of {{convert|62|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 88.0% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 9.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. 1.2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
[[Image:HornHarborHouses.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Houses on Horn Harbor in Mathews County]]

There were 3,932 households, out of which 24.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 19.90% under the age of 18, 5.20% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 30.10% from 45 to 64, and 21.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,222, and the median income for a family was $50,653. Males had a median income of $36,294 versus $23,434 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $23,610. 6.00% of the population and 4.30% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.50% are under the age of 18 and 4.80% are 65 or older.

Tourism, leisure, and fishing industries are the major sources of employment. Mathews County is one of the few counties in Virginia without a traffic signal. ([[Bath County, Virginia|Bath County]] is another.) Along [[Route 223 (Virginia)|State Route 223]] at Gwynn's Island, there is a small [[drawbridge]] which is staffed 24 hours daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/1992/09/20/watching-the-world-go-by/|title=Watching The World Go By|work=tribunedigital-dailypress|access-date=August 3, 2015|archive-date=March 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306015411/http://articles.dailypress.com/1992-09-20/news/9209200315_1_bridge-deck-tender-shift-work|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Ethnicity===
As of 2016 the largest self-identified ancestries/ethnicities in Mathews county are:
* English - 32.3%
* Irish - 14.0%
* German - 12.8%
* American - 10.5%
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP02/0500000US51115 |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=December 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040657/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP02/0500000US51115 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>