With 9,407 people, Chatham is a city in New Jersey. That is roughly 133% ahead of the New Jersey median. Median household income runs $241,500, well clear of the $82,259 US median. 84% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $984,900. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $241,500, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
84% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chatham
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree56.6% → 83.7%(+27.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$149,114 → $241,500(+62%)US over the same years: +14%
Asian share1.2% → 11.6%(+10.5 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 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)50.7%(103)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35%(71)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.7%(46)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.3%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 203 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
8,007
$149,114
$607,697
56.6%
6.4
2000
8,460
$185,792
$681,845
66.7%
15.3
2010
8,962
$206,120
$1,005,705
76.6%
29.0
2020
9,212
$244,739
$979,206
78.7%
47.7
2024
9,407
$241,500
$984,900
83.7%
45.9
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.
