Because of many things, Chatham is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Chatham really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Chatham perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Being a small town, Chatham does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Chatham citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.78% of adults in Chatham have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Chatham in 2022 was $26,755, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,020 for a family of four. However, Chatham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chatham is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chatham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chatham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chatham include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Chatham is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and French.
