COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palmer vs Chatham
PLACE A
Palmer, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Chatham, Virginia
Palmer is 51% smaller than Chatham. Chatham earns more, with a median household income $2,214 higher. Chatham has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -18%).
PALMERCHATHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population5841,191−51% vs Chatham
Population density118587−469
Population growth-18.0%-2.9%−15.1 pts
Median age40.238.7+1.5
Male48.9%51.3%−2.4 pts
Female51.1%48.7%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%73.1%+15.3 pts
Black1.7%13.1%−11.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other9.9%7.4%+2.5 pts
Median household income$56,447$58,661−$2,214
Per capita income$16,724$30,311−$13,587
Poverty rate14.7%7.8%+6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.423−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%36.1%−28.8 pts
Graduate degree3.4%14.9%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%3.3%+5.4 pts
Labor force participation51.7%52.2%−0.5 pts
Median home value$78,900$174,300−$95,400
Median gross rent$583$1,004−$421
Owner-occupied86.1%67.2%+18.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%12.4%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households8.1%27.1%−19.0 pts
Average commute40.217.7+22.4
Worked from home3.5%4.4%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.4%14.7%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025