Cardinal ZIP Codes — Mathews County, VA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	93	11.7%
18 and over	699	88.3%
65 and over	271	34.2%
Median age	57.5 years

Group	Count	%
White	690	87.1%
Black or African American	102	12.9%

Range	% of households
$15k–$25k	21.7%
$25k–$35k	18.9%
$35k–$50k	14.9%
$50k–$75k	23.4%
$100k–$150k	9.8%
$150k–$200k	2.8%
$200k+	8.6%
Median income	$46,007

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$534,900
Median rent / month	$0
Owner occupied	85.1%
Renter occupied	14.9%
Vacant	18.1%
Single-family detached	73.6%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	26.4%
Median rooms	6.0
Avg household size (owned)	2.05

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	1.6%
2000–2009	2.3%
1990–1999	16.3%
1980–1989	13.2%
1970–1979	15.5%
1960–1969	5.8%
1950–1959	2.5%
1940–1949	3.1%
1939 or earlier	39.8%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	0.0%
2 bedrooms	24.9%
3 bedrooms	60.2%
4 bedrooms	14.8%
5+ bedrooms	0.0%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	0.0%
1 vehicle	39.3%
2 vehicles	24.9%
3 or more	35.8%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Electricity	88.2%
Propane / LP gas	4.0%
Wood	4.5%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	191	48.1%
Cohabiting couple	16	4.0%
Male householder, no spouse	61	15.4%
Female householder, no spouse	129	32.5%
Households with children under 18	67	16.9%
Households with seniors (65+)	240	60.5%
Average household size	1.99

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	34.9%	10.4%
Married	46.3%	50.6%
Separated	0.0%	0.0%
Widowed	3.2%	26.9%
Divorced	15.6%	12.1%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	98.0%
Bachelor's or higher	23.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	0	0.0%
Kindergarten	0	0.0%
Elementary school	38	27.0%
High school	103	73.0%
College / grad school	0	0.0%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	35.3%
Service	0.0%
Sales & office	26.7%
Natural resources & construction	14.5%
Production & transportation	23.5%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	100.0%
Government	0.0%
Self-employed	0.0%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	65.6%
Carpool	14.6%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.0%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	45.5

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	72.0%
Retirement income	25.7%
Supplemental Security	0.0%
Cash public assistance	0.0%
Food stamps / SNAP	0.0%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	49.4%
High cholesterol	40.1%
Heart disease	10.0%
Stroke	5.4%
Asthma	9.8%
Arthritis	38.0%
Kidney disease	4.5%
Pulmonary disease	9.6%
Cancer	9.7%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	10.7%
No physical activity	28.2%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	34.6%
Fair or poor health	21.1%
Poor mental health	11.9%
Poor physical health	12.7%
No health insurance	13.8%
Visited doctor (checkup)	83.0%
Visited dentist	64.3%
Cholesterol screening	94.3%
Teeth loss	15.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	44	6.3%

Disability	%
Any disability	26.6%
Under 18	54.8%
18–64 years	32.5%
65 and over	7.7%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	49.6%
Public insurance	52.3%
Uninsured under 19	35.9%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	788	99.5%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	792	100.0%
Born in same state	792	100.0%
Born in different state	498	62.9%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	0	0.0%
Not a US citizen	0	0.0%