Chatham vs Munising

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

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

Munising has the higher population (1,907 vs 123 in Chatham). Munising has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $47,813 in Chatham). Chatham has the higher median home value ($154,200 vs $112,300 in Munising).

Population, income & housing

	Chatham	Munising
Population	123	1,907
Median age	65.3 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,813	$54,375
Median home value	$154,200	$112,300
Median gross rent	$683	$718
Housing units	96	1,209
Homeownership rate	75.3%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatham	Munising
Population	192 → 123 (-35.9%)	2,200 → 1,907 (-13.3%)
Median household income	$54,444 → $47,813 (-12.2%)	$36,250 → $54,375 (+50.0%)
Median home value	$106,600 → $154,200 (+44.7%)	$99,200 → $112,300 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$546 → $683 (+25.1%)	$612 → $718 (+17.3%)

Chatham

Population

192123

Median household income

$54,444$47,813

Median home value

$106,600$154,200

Median gross rent

$546$683

Munising

Population

2,2001,907

Median household income

$36,250$54,375

Median home value

$99,200$112,300

Median gross rent

$612$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatham	Munising
Under 5	1.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	3.3%	8.3%
18 to 24	4.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	3.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	6.5%	7.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	20.3%	19.1%
65 to 74	30.1%	15.7%
75 and over	21.1%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatham	Munising
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	83.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.4%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatham	Munising
No high school diploma	0.9%	4.1%
High school graduate	54.1%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatham	Munising
Drove alone	77.8%	63.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	5.6%	11.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.4%
Other means	8.3%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatham	Munising
1-unit, detached	81.3%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Chatham	Munising
Poverty rate	18.0%	4.8%
Average household size	1.66	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1964	1949