COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashland vs Chatham
PLACE A
Ashland, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Chatham, Virginia
Ashland is 112% larger than Chatham. Chatham earns more, with a median household income $5,953 higher. Chatham has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -12%).
ASHLANDCHATHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population2,5201,191+112% vs Chatham
Population density1,520587+933
Population growth-12.3%-2.9%−9.4 pts
Median age50.438.7+11.7
Male47.8%51.3%−3.5 pts
Female52.2%48.7%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born1.0%5.7%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%73.1%+22.6 pts
Black0.2%13.1%−12.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%6.4%−4.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.1%7.4%−5.3 pts
Median household income$52,708$58,661−$5,953
Per capita income$37,047$30,311+$6,736
Poverty rate17.4%7.8%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.423+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%36.1%−21.4 pts
Graduate degree8.8%14.9%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%3.3%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation55.0%52.2%+2.8 pts
Median home value$58,800$174,300−$115,500
Median gross rent$764$1,004−$240
Owner-occupied72.3%67.2%+5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.7%12.4%+12.4 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%27.1%+28.8 pts
Average commute29.217.7+11.4
Worked from home2.7%4.4%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.3%14.7%−11.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025