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Chatham, VA

1,535 Population
2 square miles 756.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±8.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Danville, VA Micro Area: 45.2 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$25,358 ±$3,908 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Danville, VA Micro Area: $29,107 ±$1,052
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
$54,485 ±$9,653 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Danville, VA Micro Area: $48,994 ±$2,039
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485

6.8% ±4.4% (95  ±67) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the Danville, VA Micro Area: 19.1% 18,968 (±1.5% / ±1,487)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)

18.6 minutes ±4.8 (10,870  ±4,488) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Danville, VA Micro Area: 24.5 936,980 (±0.8 / ±42,664)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

519 ±126 Number of households
  • the Danville, VA Micro Area: 43,265 ±661
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
2.7 ±0.4 (1,392  ±398) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Danville, VA Micro Area: 2.3 99,445 (±0 / ±50)
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111

11.6% ±13.2% (35  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Danville, VA Micro Area: 5.4% † 1,098 (±1.2% / ±239)
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)

Housing

580 ±130 Number of housing units
  • the Danville, VA Micro Area: 51,777 ±66
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946

$168,100 ±$25,606 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Danville, VA Micro Area: $138,800 ±$4,604
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182

12.8% ±10.5% (189  ±162.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Danville, VA Micro Area: 9.8% † 9,916 (±1.1% / ±1,117.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)

Social

91.3% ±26.6% (953  ±176.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Danville, VA Micro Area: 85.5% 63,360 (±2.3% / ±1,719.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
35.4% ±3.8% (370  ±92.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in the Danville, VA Micro Area: 16.6% 12,271 (±1.1% / ±794.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)

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

5.7% ±5.4% (87  ±86) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Danville, VA Micro Area: 2.6% 2,662
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207

6.2% ±3.9% (68  ±46) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Danville, VA Micro Area: 8.2% 6,687 (±0.6% / ±469)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
68 Total veterans ±46 61 Male ±40 7 Female ±15

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