COMPARING TWO PLACES
Franklin vs Chatham
PLACE A
Franklin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Chatham, Virginia
Franklin is 78% smaller than Chatham. Chatham earns more, with a median household income $16,682 higher. Chatham has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -14%).
FRANKLINCHATHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population2631,191−78% vs Chatham
Population density441587−146
Population growth-13.9%-2.9%−11.0 pts
Median age37.238.7−1.5
Male59.6%51.3%+8.3 pts
Female40.4%48.7%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born3.4%5.7%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.6%73.1%+3.5 pts
Black0.4%13.1%−12.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.6%6.4%+10.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.4%7.4%−1.0 pts
Median household income$41,979$58,661−$16,682
Per capita income$26,686$30,311−$3,625
Poverty rate35.6%7.8%+27.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.423−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%36.1%−27.0 pts
Graduate degree2.1%14.9%−12.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%3.3%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation68.5%52.2%+16.4 pts
Median home value$45,500$174,300−$128,800
Median gross rent$960$1,004−$44
Owner-occupied69.3%67.2%+2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.9%12.4%+15.5 pts
Rent-burdened households76.2%27.1%+49.1 pts
Average commute17.417.7−0.4
Worked from home7.7%4.4%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured6.4%14.7%−8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025