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 educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Chatham is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Chatham a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Chatham has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Chatham's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Chatham is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chatham, the average commute to work is 32.89 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small borough, Chatham does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Chatham Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Chatham. 66.66% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

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.