Chatham

Population: 678
Median household income: $31,458
Median home value: $45,000

Chatham is a community in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, home to 678 residents. The median household income of $31,458 is below the Jackson Parish median ($43,345).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chatham's population declined 13.1% from 780 to 678, while its median home value fell 30.0% from $64,300 to $45,000.

15.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 38.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 678
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $31,458
Median home value: $45,000
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 317
Homeownership rate: 38.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

780678

Median household income

$18,438$31,458

Median home value

$64,300$45,000

Median gross rent

$448$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	780	$18,438	$64,300	$448
2020	754	$19,688	$68,400	$487
2021	691	$25,227	$58,900	$559
2022	783	$28,750	$54,300	$638
2023	678	$31,458	$45,000	$688

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 241.0%

25 to 3433.3%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	9.3%
5 to 17	86	12.7%
18 to 24	7	1.0%
25 to 34	226	33.3%
35 to 44	45	6.6%
45 to 54	106	15.6%
55 to 64	46	6.8%
65 to 74	57	8.4%
75 and over	42	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	325	47.9%
Black or African American	254	37.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	13.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.3%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's16.5%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	174	33.3%
High school graduate	183	35.1%
Some college or associate's	86	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	23	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	56	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone62.7%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit2.0%

Walked26.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	126	62.7%
Carpooled	5	2.5%
Public transit	4	2.0%
Walked	54	26.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	6.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57	30.2%
15 to 29 min	38	20.1%
30 to 44 min	63	33.3%
45 to 59 min	11	5.8%
60+ min	20	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 12.5% (85 of 678)

	Count	Share
Family households	101	40.1%
Nonfamily households	151	59.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	252	79.5%
Vacant	65	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	98	38.9%
Renter-occupied	154	61.1%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other22.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	233	73.5%
1-unit, attached	3	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9	2.8%
20 or more units	1	0.3%
Mobile home & other	71	22.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2214485
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 32.3092, -92.4514