West Chatham vs Woods Hole

A side-by-side comparison of West Chatham and Woods Hole: population, income, housing, and more.

West Chatham and Woods Hole are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Chatham has the higher population (1,337 vs 999 in Woods Hole). West Chatham has the higher median household income ($135,199 vs $72,386 in Woods Hole). Woods Hole has the higher median home value ($876,700 vs $743,100 in West Chatham).

Population, income & housing

	West Chatham	Woods Hole
Population	1,337	999
Median age	62.5 yrs	67.6 yrs
Median household income	$135,199	$72,386
Median home value	$743,100	$876,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,180
Housing units	2,044	1,213
Homeownership rate	89.8%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.2%	82.4%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Chatham	Woods Hole
Population	1,154 → 1,337 (+15.9%)	816 → 999 (+22.4%)
Median household income	$79,464 → $135,199 (+70.1%)	$97,569 → $72,386 (-25.8%)
Median home value	$628,000 → $743,100 (+18.3%)	$809,000 → $876,700 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,353 → $1,622 (+19.9%)	$1,336 → $1,180 (-11.7%)

West Chatham

Population

1,1541,337

Median household income

$79,464$135,199

Median home value

$628,000$743,100

Median gross rent

$1,353$1,622

Woods Hole

Population

816999

Median household income

$97,569$72,386

Median home value

$809,000$876,700

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,180

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Chatham	Woods Hole
Under 5	6.8%	1.7%
5 to 17	5.7%	2.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	4.6%	14.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	4.5%
45 to 54	7.4%	1.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	20.0%	33.2%
75 and over	26.9%	20.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Chatham	Woods Hole
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.4%
Two or more races	11.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Chatham	Woods Hole
No high school diploma	0.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	17.1%	8.5%
Some college or associate's	7.9%	9.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.4%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	37.8%	63.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Chatham	Woods Hole
Drove alone	61.0%	58.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	2.5%
Public transit	10.3%	7.1%
Walked	2.0%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	6.6%
Worked from home	19.6%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Chatham	Woods Hole
1-unit, detached	93.8%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Chatham	Woods Hole
Poverty rate	18.2%	5.8%
Average household size	2.23	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1976	1954