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Population (year 2000): 1,667
Males: 795  (47.7%)
Females: 872  (52.3%)

Barnstable County

Median resident age:  53.3 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02633.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,700 (it was $47,037 in 2000)
Chatham  $55,700
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $835,300 (it was $372,900 in 2000)
Chatham  $835,300
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Chatham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
  • Black (2.2%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

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Ancestries: English (30.7%), Irish (30.6%), German (11.6%), Italian (9.7%), Scottish (6.2%), French (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1712

Elevation: 46 feet

Land area: 2.65 square miles.

Population density: 628 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chatham

  • High school or higher: 89.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chatham CDP

  • Never married: 29.2%
  • Now married: 48.9%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

154 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe, 3.0% Latin America, 1.7% Asia, 1.4% North America).

This place:  9.2%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Chatham, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chatham to the number of sex offenders is 1667 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Chatham:  0.7% ($2,432)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plymouth, MA (47.8 miles , pop. 51,701).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (89.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (273.4 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: West Chatham, MA (1.8 miles ), East Harwich, MA (5.2 miles ), Orleans, MA (6.8 miles ), Harwich Port, MA (7.4 miles ), Harwich Center, MA (7.6 miles ), Harwich, MA (7.6 miles ), Orleans, MA (8.0 miles ), Brewster, MA (8.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 52 buildings, average cost: $161,800
  • 1997: 80 buildings, average cost: $179,000
  • 1998: 70 buildings, average cost: $220,700
  • 1999: 78 buildings, average cost: $273,100
  • 2000: 101 buildings, average cost: $272,300
  • 2001: 64 buildings, average cost: $300,800
  • 2002: 84 buildings, average cost: $370,900
  • 2003: 91 buildings, average cost: $370,900
  • 2004: 109 buildings, average cost: $369,800
  • 2005: 65 buildings, average cost: $537,000
  • 2006: 58 buildings, average cost: $600,000

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Latitude: 41.68 N, Longitude: 69.96 W


People in group quarters in Chatham
  • 45 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 30 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 13 people in other group homes
  • 7 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area codes: 508, 774

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (12%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 25 (19 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  11.40
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Chatham:
  • CAPE COD HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HYANNIS, MA)
  • NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; NANTUCKET, MA)
  • REHAB HOSP OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS (about 34 miles; EAST SANDWICH, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chatham:
  • BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 22 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
  • NANTUCKET MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; NANTUCKET, MA; ID: ACK)
  • MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 49 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chatham:
  • CHATHAM MUNI (about 2 miles; CHATHAM, MA; ID: CQX)
  • CAPE COD (about 31 miles; MARSTON MILLS, MA; ID: 2B1)
  • PROVINCETOWN MUNI (about 32 miles; PROVINCETOWN, MA; ID: PVC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chatham:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 72 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,071)
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; FT enrollment: 6,843)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • QUINCY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 83 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 86 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
Public high school in Chatham:
  • CHATHAM HIGH (Students: 218; Location: 425 CROWELL ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Chatham:
  • CHATHAM ELEMENTARY (Students: 297; Location: 147 DEPOT RD; Grades: PK - 04)
  • CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 215; Location: 425 CROWELL ROAD; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private elementary/middle school in Chatham:
  • THE MAY CENTER FOR CHILD DEVEL (Students: 53; Location: P O BOX 708/ 100 SEA VIEW; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Chatham:
  • ELDREDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $442,542; Location: 564 MAIN ST.; 46,129 books; 2,579 audio materials; 2,569 video materials; 109 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Chatham: Old Grist Mill (A), Chatham Lighthouse (B), Atwood House Museum (C), R C A Chatham Station (D), Chatham Railroad Museum (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Peoples Cemetery (1), Seaside Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Black Pond (A), Little Mill Pond (B), Mill Pond (C), Mitchell River Marshes (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers: Oyster Pond River (A), Mitchell River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Oyster Pond Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Chatham Historical Society (Museums; 347 Stage Harbor Road), Cape Arial Tours (Tours & Charters; 240 George Ryder Road).

Hotels: Chatham Wayside Inn (512 Main Street), Chatham Highlander (946 Main Street), Bradford Inn (26 Crossing Street), Captain's House Inn (371 Old Harbor Road), Hawthorne Motel (Shore Road), Moorings Bed & Breakfast (326 Main Street), Chatham Town House Inn (11 Library Ln), Chatham Motel (1487 Main Street), Pleasant Bay Village Motel (Orleans Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Chatham and their reported violations in the past:

CHATHAM WATER DEPT (Population served: 30000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-21-2005)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-07-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-07-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-09-2000)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-1999)

Average household size:
This place:  1.9 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  53.9%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.3%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  4.4%

Chatham compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Chatham (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Chatham Branch at 168 Old Harbour Road, branch established on 1984-07-02. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank: Chatham Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1958-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,583.3 mil, Deposits: $1,350.5 mil, headquarters in Harwich Port, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 17 total offices
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Chatham Branch at 693 Main Street (Route 28), branch established on 1986-04-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • Rockland Trust Company: Chatham Branch at 655 Main Street, branch established on 1919-08-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,825.3 mil, Deposits: $2,129.5 mil, headquarters in Rockland, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 52 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corp.
  • Sovereign Bank: Chatham Branch at 895 Main Street, branch established on 1963-06-24. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.



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5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,076 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.20%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($744 average AGI)
Barnstable County:  0.18%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Plymouth County, MA  0.59% ($50,745 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA  0.49% ($89,656)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.41% ($87,563)


5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.84%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($480 average AGI)
Barnstable County:  0.06%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Plymouth County, MA  0.62% ($63,660 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA  0.37% ($60,586)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.36% ($48,529)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chatham:
  • WFPB (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ORLEANS, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBUR (1240 AM; 1 kW; WEST YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF TRTS. BOSTON U)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chatham:
  • WFCC-FM (107.5 FM; CHATHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER B/CING WFCC LIC. CORP.)
  • WDVT (93.5 FM; HARWICH PORT, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WKPE-FM (104.7 FM; ORLEANS, MA; Owner: CRB WKPE LIC CORP.)
  • WCOD-FM (106.1 FM; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WOCN-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATIONS LTD. PARTNERSHIP II)
  • WXTK (95.1 FM; WEST YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCCT-FM (90.3 FM; HARWICH, MA; Owner: CAPE COD REGIONAL TECH HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WPXC (102.9 FM; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WQRC (99.9 FM; BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATION LTD. PNR/SHP II)

TV broadcast stations around Chatham:
  • W08CH (Channel 8; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WDPX (Channel 58; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)

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