Chatham vs Flanders

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

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

Chatham has the higher population (9,219 vs 8,949 in Flanders). Chatham has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $149,769 in Flanders). Chatham has the higher median home value ($944,300 vs $492,600 in Flanders).

Population, income & housing

	Chatham	Flanders
Population	9,219	8,949
Median age	37.4 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$149,769
Median home value	$944,300	$492,600
Median gross rent	$2,251	$1,872
Housing units	3,003	3,792
Homeownership rate	81.5%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.7%	50.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatham	Flanders
Population	8,816 → 9,219 (+4.6%)	8,744 → 8,949 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$192,321 → $250,001 (+30.0%)	$121,201 → $149,769 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$746,300 → $944,300 (+26.5%)	$402,700 → $492,600 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,845 → $2,251 (+22.0%)	$1,629 → $1,872 (+14.9%)

Chatham

Population

8,8169,219

Median household income

$192,321$250,001

Median home value

$746,300$944,300

Median gross rent

$1,845$2,251

Flanders

Population

8,7448,949

Median household income

$121,201$149,769

Median home value

$402,700$492,600

Median gross rent

$1,629$1,872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatham	Flanders
Under 5	7.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	25.1%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.7%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	16.8%
65 to 74	5.4%	9.6%
75 and over	5.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatham	Flanders
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	69.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	10.6%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatham	Flanders
No high school diploma	0.8%	3.4%
High school graduate	5.6%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	8.8%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	42.1%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	42.6%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatham	Flanders
Drove alone	45.4%	68.7%
Carpooled	3.1%	6.4%
Public transit	17.3%	1.6%
Walked	1.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.6%	21.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatham	Flanders
1-unit, detached	79.7%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	19.3%
20 or more units	5.7%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chatham	Flanders
Poverty rate	2.5%	4.8%
Average household size	3.11	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	39	32
Median year structure built	1951	1978