Chatham vs Whippany

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

Chatham and Whippany 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 8,862 in Whippany). Chatham has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $153,725 in Whippany). Chatham has the higher median home value ($944,300 vs $612,500 in Whippany).

Population, income & housing

	Chatham	Whippany
Population	9,219	8,862
Median age	37.4 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$153,725
Median home value	$944,300	$612,500
Median gross rent	$2,251	$2,619
Housing units	3,003	3,691
Homeownership rate	81.5%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.7%	55.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatham	Whippany
Population	8,816 → 9,219 (+4.6%)	8,780 → 8,862 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$192,321 → $250,001 (+30.0%)	$121,005 → $153,725 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$746,300 → $944,300 (+26.5%)	$518,900 → $612,500 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,845 → $2,251 (+22.0%)	$1,816 → $2,619 (+44.2%)

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

Whippany

Population

8,7808,862

Median household income

$121,005$153,725

Median home value

$518,900$612,500

Median gross rent

$1,816$2,619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatham	Whippany
Under 5	7.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	25.1%	14.4%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.5%
25 to 34	8.9%	7.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	9.1%
45 to 54	15.7%	15.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	21.7%
65 to 74	5.4%	9.7%
75 and over	5.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatham	Whippany
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	71.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.6%	12.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatham	Whippany
No high school diploma	0.8%	1.9%
High school graduate	5.6%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	8.8%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	42.1%	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	42.6%	26.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatham	Whippany
Drove alone	45.4%	70.4%
Carpooled	3.1%	4.4%
Public transit	17.3%	3.2%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.6%	21.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatham	Whippany
1-unit, detached	79.7%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	14.8%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	8.4%
20 or more units	5.7%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chatham	Whippany
Poverty rate	2.5%	3.6%
Average household size	3.11	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	39	26
Median year structure built	1951	1974