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Chatham NJ

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Demographics Chatham, NJ United States PEOPLE     Population 8,428 293,655,400 Pop. Density 3490.3 80 Pop. Change -0.38% 5.88% Median Age 37 37.6 Household Size 2.76 2.58 RACE White 96.76% 77.53% Black 0.00% 12.35% Asian 2.85% 3.58% American Indian 0.20% 0.89% Other 0.19% 5.65% Hispanic 2.91% 12.73% FAMILY Married, w/children 36.53% 27.90% Married, no children 31.44% 31.04% Single, w/children 3.55% 9.43% Single, no children 4.15% 30.05% Divorced 5.96% 7.64% Separated 0.50% 2.82% Widowed 4.60% 7.42% Now Married 70.28% 57.73% Never Married 18.66% 24.39%

ECONOMY     Unemployment Rate 3.30% 5.00% Recent Job Growth 1.44% 1.30% Future Job Growth 10.57% 9.06% Sales Taxes 6.00% 6.00% Income Taxes 2.45% 5.02% Household Income $110,224 $44,684 Income per Cap. $57,307 $24,020

HOUSING     Median Home Age 55.2 27.2 Median Home Cost $579,200 $208,500 Home Appreciation 15.84% 13.62% Homes Owned 76.58% 64.07% Housing Vacant 3.38% 14.48% Homes Rented 20.04% 21.45% Apartment Rent $1,070 $653 Property Tax Rate $15.70 $0.00

HEALTH     Air Quality (100=best) 33 48 Water Quality (100=best) 27 55 Superfund Sites (100=best) 10 71 Physicians per Cap. 350.4 169.7

CRIME     Violent Crime 2 3 Property Crime 4 3

CLIMATE     Rainfall (in.) 52 38.8 Snowfall (in.) 26.3 24.4 Precipitation Days 124 112 Sunny Days 206 205 Avg. July High 85 86.4 Avg. Jan. Low 17.6 21.6 Comfort Index (higher=better) 49 44 UV Index 3.8 4.3 Elevation ft. 420 1,058

EDUCATION     School Expend. $10,043 $6,058 Pupil/Teacher Ratio 15.6 15.9 Students per Librarian 0 907 Students per Counselor 0 546

TRANSPORTATION     Commute Time 34 27.4 COMMUTE MODE Auto (alone) 69.62% 71.32% Carpool 4.72% 14.52% Mass Transit 18.15% 2.00% Work at Home 4.17% 5.46%

COST OF LIVING     Overall 173.1 100 Food 111.4 100 Housing 277.8 100 Utilities 120.5 100 Health 118.2 100 Transportation 118.1 100 Miscellaneous 111.1 100

RELIGION     Percent Religious 56.90% 50.03% Catholic 38.07% 21.92% Protestant 8.23% 19.12% LDS 0.27% 1.57% Other Christian 2.73% 4.66% Jewish 7.12% 2.16% Eastern 0.01% 0.05% Islam 0.46% 0.54%

VOTING     Democrat 41.703% 48.147% Republican 57.512% 50.849% Independent Liberal 0.606% 0.491% Independent Conservative 0.179% 0.450% Independent Other 0.000% 0.063%

New Jersey Town	Town Profile	Demographics	Schools	Map
Chatham NJ

This Page Last Updated: June 8, 2006