Chatham, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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58%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

64%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chatham	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$18,779	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$29,053	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$51,116	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$27,593	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,848	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$19,971	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.3%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chatham is 58% lower than the national average
The median household income in Chatham is 64% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chatham is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chatham is 94% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$19,366 $29,053 $58,106

City

$44,924 $67,394 $134,788

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Chatham median earnings by income bracket

Chatham employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	31.7%	31.7%
Manufacturing sector	9.9%	9.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	2.0%	2.0%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	3.0%	3.0%
Other	40.6%	40.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Calhoun, LA	273	$282,061	246.8%
Grambling, LA	5,285	$34,900	57.1%
Eros, LA	209	$32,990	59.4%
Chatham, LA	777	$29,053	64.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crescent, IA	777	$125,444	54.2%
Farina, IL	777	$52,410	35.6%
Bowdoinham, ME	777	$115,649	42.2%
Ellendale, MN	777	$81,954	0.8%
Russia, OH	777	$102,816	26.4%
Chatham, LA	777	$29,053	64.3%

Source: The Chatham, LA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.