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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Chatham is $54,060, which is higher than the state average of $36,441 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Chatham median household income is $55,966, which has grown by 18.98% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 34.34% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Chatham residents spend 18.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #24

Chatham, MA	54,060 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chatham, MA	30,513 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chatham, MA	31,550 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chatham, MA	27,917 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #167

Chatham, MA	55,966 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chatham, MA	117,558 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #176

Chatham, MA	18.98%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Chatham, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	50.53%	$71,205, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.31%	$19,774, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.15%	$0, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.83%	$50,789, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Chatham, MA	89,167 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chatham, MA	154,386 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Chatham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$65,972, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$24,750, see rank	$42,895	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Chatham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$31,300, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,111, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$52,188, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Chatham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,204, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	595, 49.42%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	411, 69.08%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 1.51%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	402, 67.56%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	373, 92.79%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	29, 7.21%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	184, 30.92%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	609, 50.58%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	258, 42.36%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.99%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	252, 41.38%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	238, 94.44%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 5.56%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	351, 57.64%, see rank	36.65%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Chatham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	607, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	460, 75.78%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	75, 12.36%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8, 1.32%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	27, 4.45%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 0.82%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	32, 5.27%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chatham, MA	18.1 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Chatham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	611	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	373, 61.05%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	172, 46.11%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	78, 20.91%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	89, 23.86%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 3.75%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 5.36%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	238, 38.95%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	96, 40.34%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	79, 33.19%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	63, 26.47%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.29%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Chatham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	611, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 2.29%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	20, 3.27%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 4.42%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	111, 18.17%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	14, 2.29%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	71, 11.62%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	62, 10.15%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	131, 21.44%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	115, 18.82%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	46, 7.53%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Chatham, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	229	15.74%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	33	8.59%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.