Chatham vs Succasunna

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

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

Succasunna has the higher population (9,866 vs 9,219 in Chatham). Chatham has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $164,555 in Succasunna). Chatham has the higher median home value ($944,300 vs $483,300 in Succasunna).

Population, income & housing

	Chatham	Succasunna
Population	9,219	9,866
Median age	37.4 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$164,555
Median home value	$944,300	$483,300
Median gross rent	$2,251	$2,299
Housing units	3,003	3,405
Homeownership rate	81.5%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.7%	49.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatham	Succasunna
Population	8,816 → 9,219 (+4.6%)	8,514 → 9,866 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$192,321 → $250,001 (+30.0%)	$136,167 → $164,555 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$746,300 → $944,300 (+26.5%)	$399,500 → $483,300 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,845 → $2,251 (+22.0%)	$2,250 → $2,299 (+2.2%)

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

Succasunna

Population

8,5149,866

Median household income

$136,167$164,555

Median home value

$399,500$483,300

Median gross rent

$2,250$2,299

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatham	Succasunna
Under 5	7.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	25.1%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	15.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	18.4%
65 to 74	5.4%	11.7%
75 and over	5.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatham	Succasunna
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	77.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.6%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatham	Succasunna
No high school diploma	0.8%	2.1%
High school graduate	5.6%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	8.8%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	42.1%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	42.6%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatham	Succasunna
Drove alone	45.4%	78.9%
Carpooled	3.1%	2.6%
Public transit	17.3%	0.9%
Walked	1.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.6%	16.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatham	Succasunna
1-unit, detached	79.7%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	3.2%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chatham	Succasunna
Poverty rate	2.5%	3.7%
Average household size	3.11	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	39	30
Median year structure built	1951	1971