Editing Mathis, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1940 = 1950
| 1950 = 4050
| 1960 = 6075
| 1970 = 5351
| 1980 = 5667
| 1990 = 5423
| 2000 = 5034
| 2010 = 4942
| 2020 = 4333
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Mathis racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4847040&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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 can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|356
|8.22%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|55
|1.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|4
|0.09%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.02%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|15
|0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]] (NH)
|21
|0.48%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3,881
|89.57%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,333'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]],  4,333 people, 1,784 households, and 1,164 families resided in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" />  5,034 people, 1,502 households, and 1,203 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,532.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,715 housing units averaged 862.6 per sq mi (332.7/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 53.83% White, 1.63% African American, 0.91% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 40.09% from other races, and 3.02% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 90.50% of the population .

Of the 1,502 households, 43.7% had children under 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were not families. About 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.77.

In the city, the population was distributed as 34.7% under 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,015, and for a family was $23,793. Males had a median income of $25,945 versus $18,458 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $8,516. About 31.4% of families and 38.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 49.3% of those under age 18 and 30.0% of those age 65 or over.