Chatham, LA Population

Overview

691

Total Population

30.0

Median age

57.89%

Female population %

72.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

63.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chatham's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chatham is 30.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chatham's population under 18 was 30.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chatham's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chatham, 26.19% were under the age of 15, 23.73% aged 15 to 29, 37.34% aged 30 to 64, 12.74% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 109 more females than males in Chatham:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.89% females and 42.11% males in Chatham, LA.
The Chatham, LA gender ratio is 72.8:100 i.e. 72.8 men to 100 women (0.728).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 51.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 71.

Chatham's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chatham population: 57.89% are White, 36.90% are Black or African American and 5.21% are multiracial.
Chatham's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 691 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chatham is White with a population of 4 (57.89% of the total population).

Chatham's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 636 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Chatham's population decreased by 75 (11.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chatham's population decreased by 70 (12.50%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chatham's population was lowest in year 2022 at 481.