With 1,600 people, Chatham is a city in Massachusetts. At a median age of 66.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,866,800. 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The foreign-born share is 4%. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,750, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 66.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
61% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 201%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chatham
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$538,815 → $1,866,800(+246%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age47.3 → 66.6(+19.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share96.1% → 99.6%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.8%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(19)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era65.9%(116)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War16.5%(29)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 176 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Chatham, decade by decade
Chatham population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,937
$64,127
$538,815
32.2%
9.4
2000
1,667
$85,685
$619,545
45.2%
17.8
2010
1,421
$112,144
$1,302,050
62.1%
17.8
2020
1,551
$97,721
$1,232,522
72.9%
30.9
2024
1,600
$83,750
$1,866,800
60.7%
1.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
