Chatsworth vs Pontiac

A side-by-side comparison of Chatsworth and Pontiac: population, income, housing, and more.

Chatsworth and Pontiac are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pontiac has the higher population (11,483 vs 1,161 in Chatsworth). Chatsworth has the higher median household income ($61,731 vs $59,579 in Pontiac). Pontiac has the higher median home value ($110,200 vs $103,000 in Chatsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Chatsworth	Pontiac
Population	1,161	11,483
Median age	44.4 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,731	$59,579
Median home value	$103,000	$110,200
Median gross rent	$684	$818
Housing units	686	5,106
Homeownership rate	68.9%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatsworth	Pontiac
Population	1,220 → 1,161 (-4.8%)	11,688 → 11,483 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$32,120 → $61,731 (+92.2%)	$45,285 → $59,579 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$65,300 → $103,000 (+57.7%)	$97,000 → $110,200 (+13.6%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $684 (+24.4%)	$715 → $818 (+14.4%)

Chatsworth

Population

1,2201,161

Median household income

$32,120$61,731

Median home value

$65,300$103,000

Median gross rent

$550$684

Pontiac

Population

11,68811,483

Median household income

$45,285$59,579

Median home value

$97,000$110,200

Median gross rent

$715$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatsworth	Pontiac
Under 5	6.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.5%	12.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	7.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	26.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	12.0%
75 and over	4.9%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatsworth	Pontiac
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatsworth	Pontiac
No high school diploma	7.7%	15.0%
High school graduate	49.9%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatsworth	Pontiac
Drove alone	74.5%	77.9%
Carpooled	15.0%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	2.5%	2.3%
Worked from home	3.1%	6.1%
Other means	2.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatsworth	Pontiac
1-unit, detached	77.1%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Chatsworth	Pontiac
Poverty rate	15.9%	9.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	32	17
Median year structure built	1961	1965