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Population (year 2000): 2,107. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,025 (-3.9% change)
Males: 888 (42.1%), Females: 1,219 (57.9%)
Calhoun County
Zip code:
29135
Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $24,969 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,100 (year 2000)
Races in St. Matthews:
- Black (61.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (37.1%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (7.4%), German (6.9%),
United States (5.5%), Irish (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%),
Subsaharan African (1.3%).
Elevation: 287 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in St. Matthews
- High school or higher: 66.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in St. Matthews town
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 44.0%
- Separated: 6.2%
- Widowed: 15.9%
- Divorced: 6.7%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -294 (-12.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Matthews:
- TRMC OF ORANGEBURG & CALHOUN (about 14 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC)
- INTERMEDICAL HOSPITAL OF SC (about 27 miles; BAPTIST
MEDICAL CENTER, SC)
- INTERMEDICAL HOSPITAL OF SC (about 27 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St.
Matthews:
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 18 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 30 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- SHAW AFB (about 30 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to St. Matthews:
- ORANGEBURG MUNI (about 16 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; ID:
OGB)
- LEXINGTON COUNTY (about 23 miles; GASTON, SC; ID:
7J1)
- COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN (about 26 miles; COLUMBIA,
SC; ID: CUB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
St. Matthews:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 29
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 30 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 65
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
Public high school in St. Matthews:
- CALHOUN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 498;
Location: 150 SAINTS AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Library in St. Matthews:
- CALHOUN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$173,721; Location: 208 HARRY C. RAYSOR DRIVE N; 27,471
books; 88 audio materials; 63 video materials; 125
serial subscriptions)
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