Chatham Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

10,913

Total Population

42.5

Median age

51.39%

Female population %

94.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

64.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

557

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chatham township is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chatham township's population under 18 was 29.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chatham township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chatham township, 24.12% were under the age of 15, 15.13% aged 15 to 29, 45.81% aged 30 to 64, 12.62% aged 65 to 84, and 2.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 303 more females than males in Chatham township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.39% females and 48.61% males in Chatham Township, New Jersey.
The Chatham Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 94.6:100 i.e. 94.6 men to 100 women (0.946).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 605.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 733.

Chatham township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chatham township population: 78.67% are White, 2.12% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 12.75% are Asian, 2.18% are some other race and 4.22% are multiracial.
Chatham township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 557 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,356 (94.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chatham township is White with a population of 8,585 (78.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,966 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Chatham township's population increased by 332 (3.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chatham township's population increased by 545 (5.23%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 10,010.