COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butler vs Chatham
PLACE A
Butler, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Chatham, Virginia
Butler is 981% larger than Chatham. Chatham earns more, with a median household income $14,414 higher.
BUTLERCHATHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population12,8791,191+981% vs Chatham
Population density4,737587+4,150
Population growth-1.9%-2.9%+1.1 pts
Median age38.138.7−0.6
Male52.0%51.3%+0.6 pts
Female48.0%48.7%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born2.0%5.7%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.7%73.1%+16.6 pts
Black3.2%13.1%−9.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%6.4%−3.4 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other3.6%7.4%−3.7 pts
Median household income$44,247$58,661−$14,414
Per capita income$30,500$30,311+$189
Poverty rate21.4%7.8%+13.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.423+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%36.1%−13.1 pts
Graduate degree4.6%14.9%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%3.3%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation60.0%52.2%+7.9 pts
Median home value$108,100$174,300−$66,200
Median gross rent$818$1,004−$186
Owner-occupied46.1%67.2%−21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%12.4%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households49.3%27.1%+22.2 pts
Average commute22.117.7+4.4
Worked from home7.6%4.4%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Uninsured5.9%14.7%−8.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025