Mathis is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,282 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mathis is the 423rd largest community in Texas.Mathis is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Mathis is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mathis who work in food service (12.72%), law enforcement and fire fighting (8.98%), and office and administrative support (8.82%). Being a small city, Mathis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Mathis ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.71% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Mathis in 2022 was $17,517, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,068 for a family of four. However, Mathis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mathis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mathis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Mathis, accounting for 88.55% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Mathis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mathis include Irish, French, Polish, German, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Mathis is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and German/Yiddish.
