Chatham is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 8,460 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Chatham is the 236th largest community in New Jersey.

Chatham is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 93.74% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Chatham is a borough of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chatham who work in management occupations (22.35%), sales jobs (13.32%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.69%).

Also of interest is that Chatham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Chatham is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Chatham is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Chatham really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Chatham perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Chatham, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.89 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small borough, Chatham doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Chatham Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Chatham is a pretty powerful place. 66.66% of the adults in Chatham have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Chatham in 2000 was $53,027, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $212,108 for a family of four. However, Chatham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Chatham home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chatham is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chatham include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Chatham is English. Some people also speak Spanish.