St. Matthews is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,833 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Matthews is the 146th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, St. Matthews is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Matthews is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Matthews who work in sales jobs (18.70%), office and administrative support (15.77%), and teaching (14.22%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of St. Matthews spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.17 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small town, St. Matthews does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of St. Matthews are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.98% of adults in St. Matthews having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in St. Matthews in 2022 was $21,429, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,716 for a family of four. St. Matthews also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.16% of its population below the federal poverty line.St. Matthews is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call St. Matthews home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Matthews residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in St. Matthews include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in St. Matthews is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
