COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thayer vs Chatham
PLACE A
Thayer, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Chatham, Virginia
Thayer is 82% smaller than Chatham. Thayer earns more, with a median household income $6,160 higher.
THAYERCHATHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population2121,191−82% vs Chatham
Population density344587−243
Population growth–-2.9%–
Median age49.938.7+11.2
Male28.3%51.3%−23.0 pts
Female71.7%48.7%+23.0 pts
Foreign-born23.6%5.7%+17.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.2%73.1%−18.9 pts
Black0.0%13.1%−13.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.3%6.4%+12.9 pts
Asian23.6%0.0%+23.6 pts
Other2.8%7.4%−4.6 pts
Median household income$64,821$58,661+$6,160
Per capita income$37,400$30,311+$7,089
Poverty rate31.1%7.8%+23.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3370.423−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%36.1%−15.4 pts
Graduate degree20.8%14.9%+5.9 pts
Unemployment rate15.2%3.3%+11.9 pts
Labor force participation78.9%52.2%+26.7 pts
Median home value$150,700$174,300−$23,600
Median gross rent–$1,004–
Owner-occupied72.3%67.2%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%12.4%−12.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%27.1%−27.1 pts
Average commute–17.7–
Worked from home32.5%4.4%+28.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%14.7%−14.7 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024