Chatham vs Hodge

A side-by-side comparison of Chatham and Hodge: population, income, housing, and more.

Chatham and Hodge are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hodge has the higher population (685 vs 678 in Chatham). Hodge has the higher median household income ($48,150 vs $31,458 in Chatham). Hodge has the higher median home value ($75,700 vs $45,000 in Chatham).

Population, income & housing

	Chatham	Hodge
Population	678	685
Median age	32.3 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$31,458	$48,150
Median home value	$45,000	$75,700
Median gross rent	$688	$728
Housing units	317	317
Homeownership rate	38.9%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatham	Hodge
Population	780 → 678 (-13.1%)	528 → 685 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$18,438 → $31,458 (+70.6%)	$34,722 → $48,150 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$64,300 → $45,000 (-30.0%)	$114,800 → $75,700 (-34.1%)
Median gross rent	$448 → $688 (+53.6%)	$610 → $728 (+19.3%)

Chatham

Population

780678

Median household income

$18,438$31,458

Median home value

$64,300$45,000

Median gross rent

$448$688

Hodge

Population

528685

Median household income

$34,722$48,150

Median home value

$114,800$75,700

Median gross rent

$610$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatham	Hodge
Under 5	9.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	16.2%
18 to 24	1.0%	18.1%
25 to 34	33.3%	12.4%
35 to 44	6.6%	7.4%
45 to 54	15.6%	9.1%
55 to 64	6.8%	10.9%
65 to 74	8.4%	5.3%
75 and over	6.2%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatham	Hodge
White (non-Hispanic)	47.9%	58.4%
Black or African American	37.5%	32.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatham	Hodge
No high school diploma	33.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	35.1%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatham	Hodge
Drove alone	62.7%	96.2%
Carpooled	2.5%	0.0%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	26.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatham	Hodge
1-unit, detached	73.5%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Chatham	Hodge
Poverty rate	12.5%	23.9%
Average household size	2.69	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	39	16
Median year structure built	1972	1969