Matthews is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 22,408 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Matthews is the 35th largest community in North Carolina.

Matthews is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.02% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Matthews is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Matthews who work in sales jobs (15.49%), management occupations (15.21%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.52%).

Also of interest is that Matthews has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Residents of Matthews by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97.9% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Matthews may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Matthews Information and Demographics

The population of Matthews is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 42.25% of adults in Matthews have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Matthews in 2000 was $27,471, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,884 for a family of four. However, Matthews contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Matthews home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Matthews is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Matthews include German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Matthews is English. Some people also speak Spanish.