CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Chatham

New Jersey · 8,460 residents · 2.34 sq mi

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Chatham is home to 8,460 people in New Jersey. 67% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 24% nationally. Median home value sits at $374,300. Households here earn about 85% more than in New Jersey as a whole. Median household income runs $101,991, well clear of the $42,589 US median. Renters pay $1,082 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.9

US median: 35.2

More educated

67% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,460

+6%since 1990

from 8,007 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.9

−2%since 1990

from 37.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 510.3%(871)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.2%(692)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(553)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.5%(378)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 242.6%(217)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.7%(1,157)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4419.9%(1,680)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.2%(1,116)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.3%(698)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.3%(537)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.9%(413)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.7%(148)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$101,991

+25%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $62,129 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$53,027

+66%since 1990

from $31,947 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

2.2%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 2.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$374,300

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $253,200 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,082

−3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $850 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

79.5%

+1.8 ptssince 1990

from 77.7% in 1990

20.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(7,872)

Black0.3%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(74)

Asian1.2%(94)

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(7,919)

Black0.1%(11)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(223)

Asian2.8%(238)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American2.5%(233)

Ecuadorian1.4%(131)

Central American0.8%(76)

Mexican0.7%(66)

Cuban0.6%(57)

Colombian0.5%(43)

Honduran0.4%(41)

Puerto Rican0.4%(39)

Peruvian0.4%(38)

Spaniard0.2%(21)

Guatemalan0.1%(12)

Salvadoran0.1%(12)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(12)

Nicaraguan0.1%(11)

Argentine0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese5.3%(496)

Asian Indian3.4%(317)

Filipino0.7%(65)

Pakistani0.5%(46)

Taiwanese0.4%(37)

Japanese0.3%(24)

Korean0.2%(16)

Vietnamese0.2%(16)

Thai0%(4)

Ancestry

Italian26.2%(2,468)

Irish24.8%(2,336)

German12.5%(1,179)

English11.8%(1,106)

Polish4.2%(398)

American2.8%(265)

French2%(189)

Hungarian1.6%(149)

Swedish1.6%(148)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(140)

Norwegian1.4%(132)

Russian1.4%(130)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.9%(84)

Arab0.9%(83)

Czech0.8%(77)

Dutch0.8%(77)

Turkish0.7%(70)

Egyptian0.5%(49)

Latvian0.5%(47)

Slovak0.5%(45)

Lithuanian0.5%(43)

West Indian0.4%(38)

Austrian0.4%(36)

Armenian0.4%(35)

Lebanese0.4%(34)

Bulgarian0.4%(34)

Ukrainian0.4%(34)

British0.3%(31)

Portuguese0.3%(29)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(18)

Croatian0.2%(17)

Welsh0.1%(13)

Haitian0.1%(13)

Romanian0.1%(12)

Danish0.1%(11)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

Cape Verdean0.1%(11)

Brazilian0.1%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Greek0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Jamaican0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

66.7%

+10.0 ptssince 1990

from 56.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

96.6%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 95.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

28.3%

+5.6 ptssince 1990

from 22.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

−5%since 1990

from 26.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married19.2%(566)

Married75.4%(2,222)

Widowed2.5%(75)

Divorced2.9%(84)

Women 15+

Never married19%(646)

Married65.8%(2,235)

Widowed6.6%(223)

Divorced8.6%(293)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.3%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 7.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

83.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 83.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

92.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 95.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

13.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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