Mathis is home to 4,308 people in Texas. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 55% less than in Texas as a whole. The poverty rate is 29.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $81,500. The median household earns $35,271, about 57% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $35,271, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mathis
What changed most since 1990
White share9.6% → 18.4%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate50.5% → 29.5%(−21.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share87.7% → 80.0%(−7.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.5%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.6%(51)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War54.9%(124)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 226 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Mathis, decade by decade
Mathis population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,423
$29,271
$47,281
2.7%
27.6
2000
5,034
$36,460
$48,456
6.3%
21.9
2010
4,942
$34,038
$46,610
7.8%
19.5
2020
4,333
$35,247
$70,056
3.0%
23.8
2024
4,308
$35,271
$81,500
8.4%
40.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
