Matamoras - Pike county

Population 2,312

Matamoras, Pennsylvania

Matamoras, Pennsylvania, in Pike county, is 37 miles NW of Wayne, New Jersey and 51 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is part of the Newburgh metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 2,312 people people live in Matamoras.

The People and Families of Matamoras

In Matamoras, about 57% of adults are married.

Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in Matamoras.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Matamoras had a median family income of $45,917. Matamoras does not have a large underclass.

Political Inclinations

The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in Matamoras.

Matamoras Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Matamoras, about 70% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average property tax bill in the town is higher than that of most other communities in Pennsylvania.

Commuting

In Matamoras, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Matamoras Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,312	100%
Male	1,045	45.2%
Female	1,267	54.8%
Under 18	605	26.2%
18+	1,707	73.8%
65+	443	19.2%
Median Age	40
Average Family Size	3.05
White	2,232	96.5%
African-American	14	0.6%
Asian	22	1%
American Indian & Alaskan	8	0.3%
Other	12	0.5%
Mixed Race	24	1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	74	3.2%
Median Family Income (1999)	$45,917
Population In Poverty	91	4%

Matamoras Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	21.1%
Irish	20.1%
German	15.8%
English	10.6%
US/American	5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.3%
Polish	3%
Dutch	3%
French (except Basque)	2.7%
Norwegian	2.5%
Scottish	2.2%
Hungarian	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1.4%
Russian	1.1%
French Canadian	0.9%
Ukrainian	0.7%
Canadian	0.7%
Austrian	0.7%
Welsh	0.6%
Swedish	0.5%
Haitian	0.3%
Czech	0.3%
Eastern European	0.3%
European	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Swiss	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%