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Chatham is a Census town of 1,448 people across 2.03 square miles of land, in Pittsylvania County. Median household income is $58,661, 67.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chatham
What Chatham is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.03 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land714 plus or minus 180
- County holding the largest share of its areaPittsylvania County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chatham
How many people live in Chatham
- Population1,448 plus or minus 365
- Median age38.7 plus or minus 8.7
- Population under 18328 plus or minus 127
- Share under 1822.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over354 plus or minus 79
- Share 65 and over24.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Households539 plus or minus 113
- Family households327 plus or minus 93
- Share of households that are families60.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Chatham
- Median household income$58,661 plus or minus $13,725
- Per capita income$30,311
- Civilian labor force602 plus or minus 162
- Employed582 plus or minus 152
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over1,074 plus or minus 229
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.3 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chatham
- Housing units615 plus or minus 123
- Occupied units539 plus or minus 113
- Vacant units76 plus or minus 47
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied362 plus or minus 74
- Renter occupied177 plus or minus 73
- Ownership rate67.2 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$174,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,004 plus or minus $239
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units502 plus or minus 104
- Share single family81.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more111 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more18.0 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chatham gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute544 plus or minus 153
- Commuting under 15 minutes267 plus or minus 96
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.1 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more99 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone86.1 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chatham
Flood risk in Chatham
- NFIP communityTown of Chatham
- NFIP community number510114
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The Town of Chatham participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510114 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pittsylvania County, not Chatham
Pittsylvania County context, not Chatham figures
- Establishments in Pittsylvania County879
- Covered employment, Pittsylvania County12,854
- Average annual pay, Pittsylvania County$48,651
- Housing units permitted, Pittsylvania County72
Every figure in this section is published for Pittsylvania County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chatham.
All Pittsylvania County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chatham questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chatham, Virginia?
1,448, in 539 households. Chatham town covers 2.03 square miles of land, which is 714 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chatham in?
Pittsylvania County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chatham?
$58,661. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,300. Median gross rent is $1,004 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Chatham in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chatham appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chatham, town of, community 510114, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chatham figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pittsylvania County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chatham.
Is zoning published for Chatham?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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