About Chatsworth

Chatsworth is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,134 people and just one neighborhood, Chatsworth is the 424th largest community in New Jersey.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Chatsworth is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.94% of the Chatsworth workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Chatsworth is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, sales and office workers and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chatsworth who work in farm management occupations (32.32%), office and administrative support (9.91%) and sales jobs (7.41%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.70% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Chatsworth has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Chatsworth has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Chatsworth than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Chatsworth may be for you.

Chatsworth is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Chatsworth Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Chatsworth is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.14% of adults 25 and older in Chatsworth have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chatsworth in 2010 was $27,167, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,668 for a family of four. However, Chatsworth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Chatsworth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chatsworth residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chatsworth include Irish, German, English, Italian and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Chatsworth's cultural character, accounting for 20.27% of the town’s population.

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

Chatsworth, NJ Appreciation Rates Help

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO NJ*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
SINCE 1990	66.56%	2.24%	2	3
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