Virginia · Census place 15000
Chatham town, VA
Quick answer
Chatham town has 1,535 residents, ranking #316 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $54,485, the median home is worth $168,100 and median gross rent runs $1,028 a month.
- Population
- 1,535Chatham town residents
- Median household income
- $54,485Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $168,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,028Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chatham town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chatham town median would spend about 22.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 61.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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