COMPARING TWO PLACES
Exeter vs Chatham
PLACE A
Exeter, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Chatham, Virginia
Exeter is 369% larger than Chatham. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
EXETERCHATHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population5,5871,191+369% vs Chatham
Population density1,210587+623
Population growth-2.4%-2.9%+0.5 pts
Median age51.538.7+12.8
Male45.9%51.3%−5.5 pts
Female54.1%48.7%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born5.7%5.7%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.2%73.1%+11.0 pts
Black5.9%13.1%−7.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%6.4%−2.3 pts
Asian4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
Other1.5%7.4%−5.9 pts
Median household income$57,639$58,661−$1,022
Per capita income$38,110$30,311+$7,799
Poverty rate11.1%7.8%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4740.423+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%36.1%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree8.1%14.9%−6.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%3.3%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation49.9%52.2%−2.3 pts
Median home value$146,800$174,300−$27,500
Median gross rent$981$1,004−$23
Owner-occupied77.1%67.2%+10.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.4%12.4%+0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households23.5%27.1%−3.6 pts
Average commute23.417.7+5.6
Worked from home7.7%4.4%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Uninsured1.8%14.7%−12.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025