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Chatham, IL

14,740 Population
7.4 square miles 1,990.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.1 ±2.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$46,957 ±$4,837 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $42,795 ±$839
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$106,030 ±$7,309 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $74,580 ±$1,630
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

3.7% ±1.5% (540  ±223) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 12.7% 25,876 (±0.9% / ±1,740)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

23.4 minutes ±2.6 (147,215  ±21,109) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 19.9 1,691,685 (±0.5 / ±50,659)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

5,621 ±418 Number of households
  • the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 89,485 ±803
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.6 ±0.2 (14,714  ±373) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 2.3 203,442 (±0 / ±158)
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

6.2% ±3.3% (248  ±132) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 5.7% † 2,660 (±1% / ±475)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

5,844 ±391 Number of housing units
  • the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 98,753 ±281
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$231,900 ±$15,230 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $171,100 ±$3,140
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

9% ±2.7% (1,307  ±386.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 11.4% 23,282 (±0.9% / ±1,755.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

97.4% ±4.2% (8,707  ±716) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 93.7% 136,261 (±1.6% / ±2,379.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
49.4% ±4.5% (4,417  ±504.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 34.6% 50,308 (±1% / ±1,410.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.3% ±1.8% (488  ±268) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 3.2% 6,599
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

5.3% ±1.2% (537  ±121) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 7.2% 11,557 (±0.4% / ±654)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
537 Total veterans ±121 492 Male ±105 45 Female ±44

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