2024 population: 588,050 ( 24,742 from 2020)
Land area: 2088.8 square miles
Population density: 281.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	446,279	75.89%	2.7%
Black:	74,835	12.73%	0.1%
Indian:	1,717	0.29%	8.4%
Asian:	11,898	2.02%	19.2%
2+ races:	11,687	1.99%	19.7%
Hispanic:	41,634	7.08%	27.6%

Total non-White:	141,771	24.11%	10.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	26,467	11.7
Deaths:	29,555	13.1
Net Migration:	22,907	10.2
Net Immigration:	4,355	1.9

Change in White population:	11,846	2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	12,896	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
563,308
434,433	77.12%
74,904	13.30%
1,584	0.28%
9,983	1.77%
9,767	1.73%
32,637	5.79%
128,875	22.88%

2010
528,143
420,172	79.56%
72,816	13.79%
1,401	0.27%
7,393	1.40%
7,139	1.35%
18,690	3.54%
107,971	20.44%

2000
476,531
392,741	82.42%
65,970	13.84%
1,325	0.28%
4,708	0.99%
4,335	0.91%
7,099	1.49%
83,790	17.58%

1990
433,210
369,000	85.18%
57,858	13.36%
1,150	0.27%
2,790	0.64%
n/a
2,412	0.56%
64,210	14.82%

1980
426,540
362,631	85.02%
59,180	13.87%
438	0.10%
1,296	0.30%
n/a
2,789	0.65%
63,909	14.98%

1970
370,016
316,440	85.52%
51,789	14.00%
190	0.05%
238	0.06%
n/a
1,183	0.32%
53,576	14.48%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
58,213	11.0
51,199	9.7
26,237	5.0
3,828	0.7

14,261	2.7
20,904	4.0

Number	Rate
2000's
58,319	12.2
45,580	9.6
17,567	3.7
5,657	1.2

27,431	5.8
24,181	5.1

Number	Rate
1990's
60,810	14.0
44,870	10.4
14,062	3.2
2,672	0.6

23,741	5.5
19,580	4.5

Number	Rate
1980's
60,648	14.2
39,099	9.2
-13,019	-3.1
n/a

6,369	1.5
301	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
21,139	5.7
n/a

46,191	12.5
10,333	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
40.4
121,417	20.6%
466,633	79.4%
108,568	18.5%

231,335
2.43

151,187	65.4%
112,348	74.3%
12,919	8.5%
80,148	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
50.4
4,325	0.8%
523,818	99.2%
98,818	18.7%

268,130
2.47

182,456	68.0%
134,931	74.0%
17,757	9.7%
85,674	32.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
113,100	23.7%
363,431	76.3%
64,089	13.4%

189,791
2.46

133,213	70.2%
103,196	77.5%
12,776	9.6%
56,578	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
107,588	24.8%
325,622	75.2%
56,269	13.0%

165,970
2.56

121,833	73.4%
97,437	80.0%
10,703	8.8%
44,137	26.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
121,325	28.4%
305,215	71.6%
46,143	10.8%

150,585
2.77

117,460	78.0%
97,480	83.0%
9,588	8.2%
33,125	22.0%

2024 Housing Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,688	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,302	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,114	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,821	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,399	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,423	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,217	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,712	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,433	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	16,024	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	22,649	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	29,901	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	26,223	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	15,140	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	17,963	7.8%
$200,000 or more	22,326	9.7%

Median Household Income	72,592
Per Capita Income	41,388

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,003	4.3%
Public Assistance	3,723	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	25,585	11.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	242,401	71.8%
Unemployed	11,242	3.3%
In Armed Forces	257	0.1%

Total Labor Force	253,900	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	83,808	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	105,348	85,560	55.2%
Non-Profit	8,491	16,258	34.3%
Self-Employed	17,837	9,829	64.5%

Local Government	6,843	11,848	36.6%
State Government	2,876	4,940	36.8%
Federal Government	4,916	2,236	68.7%

Total Private + Self	123,185	95,389	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23,126	35,282	39.6%
Total	146,311	130,671	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%
Pct. Private + Self	78.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	47,425	17.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	57,295	20.6%
Professional, Technical	64,370	23.2%
Service Occupations	40,816	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	725	0.3%
All others	67,573	24.4%

White Collar		60.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	39,072	14.1%
Health care and social assistance	37,740	13.6%
Retail trade	29,850	10.8%
Educational services	23,079	8.3%
Construction	21,836	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	18,540	6.7%
Finance and insurance	17,436	6.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	16,829	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	16,221	5.8%
Other services	13,480	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,135	3.7%
Public administration	8,386	3.0%
Wholesale trade	5,396	1.9%
Utilities	5,019	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,589	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,285	1.5%
Information	3,509	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,673	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	328	0.1%
Management	76	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14,772	2.57%
Puerto Rican	3,295	0.57%
Cuban	1,471	0.26%
Dominican	413	0.07%

Total Central American	11,198	1.94%
Costa Rican	19	0.00%
Guatemalan	9,283	1.61%
Honduran	899	0.16%
Nicaraguan	369	0.06%
Panamanian	98	0.02%
Salvadoran	530	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,427	0.60%
Argentinean	238	0.04%
Bolivian	207	0.04%
Chilean	255	0.04%
Colombian	517	0.09%
Ecuadorian	297	0.05%
Paraguayan	22	0.00%
Peruvian	656	0.11%
Uruguayan	56	0.01%
Venezuelan	1,179	0.20%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,460	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,771	0.48%
Korean	1,696	0.29%
Chinese	1,321	0.23%
Filipino	1,221	0.21%
Vietnamese	839	0.15%
Japanese	190	0.03%
Cambodian	168	0.03%
Indonesian	157	0.03%
Laotian	155	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	503,591	92.7%
Spanish	24,711	4.5%
Other Indo-European	2,919	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,066	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,736	0.3%
Other Asian	1,539	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,456	0.3%
Arabic	1,368	0.3%
Korean	996	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	93,657	16.3%
Irish	65,237	11.3%
American	56,889	9.9%
German	56,309	9.8%
Scottish	16,621	2.9%
Italian	13,819	2.4%
European	10,588	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	9,271	1.6%
French	7,364	1.3%
Dutch	5,846	1.0%
Polish	5,572	1.0%
Welsh	4,576	0.8%
Swedish	3,213	0.6%
Norwegian	2,982	0.5%
British	2,416	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	558,122	96.9%
Not a citizen	17,690	3.1%

Native	546,998	95.0%
Foreign-born	28,814	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15,538	3.8%	25,308	6.2%	110,917	27.2%	125,717	30.9%	81,290	20.0%	48,462	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15,538	3.8%
9-12 Years	25,308	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	110,917	27.2%
Some College	125,717	30.9%
Bach. Degree	81,290	20.0%
Grad Degree	48,462	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	424,740	405,518	19,222	4.5%
1991	431,430	405,536	25,894	6.0%
1992	435,018	408,116	26,902	6.2%
1993	444,828	422,142	22,686	5.1%
1994	452,912	432,638	20,274	4.5%
1995	455,644	433,864	21,780	4.8%
1996	461,288	440,216	21,072	4.6%
1997	460,334	437,496	22,838	5.0%
1998	461,028	442,136	18,892	4.1%
1999	473,326	457,244	16,082	3.4%

2000	490,544	474,472	16,072	3.3%
2001	491,594	473,544	18,050	3.7%
2002	498,804	477,102	21,702	4.4%
2003	499,002	476,984	22,018	4.4%
2004	499,716	477,222	22,494	4.5%
2005	502,022	477,494	24,528	4.9%
2006	520,722	496,994	23,728	4.6%
2007	527,460	505,466	21,994	4.2%
2008	529,964	498,426	31,538	6.0%
2009	514,258	465,954	48,304	9.4%

2010	517,302	470,884	46,418	9.0%
2011	522,356	478,908	43,448	8.3%
2012	520,582	481,908	38,674	7.4%
2013	513,580	475,852	37,728	7.3%
2014	501,352	469,056	32,296	6.4%
2015	506,112	478,426	27,686	5.5%
2016	519,988	494,532	25,456	4.9%
2017	533,552	512,590	20,962	3.9%
2018	544,366	525,142	19,224	3.5%
2019	553,926	535,488	18,438	3.3%

2020	543,828	508,496	35,332	6.5%
2021	543,418	521,894	21,524	4.0%
2022	548,092	529,988	18,104	3.3%
2023	565,118	547,374	17,744	3.1%
2024	583,166	564,542	18,624	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	254,730
Median Value	$279,235

Occupied	231,335	90.8%
Vacant	23,395	9.2%

Owned	157,675	68.2%
Rented	73,660	31.8%
Median Rent	$1,141

Single-Family Units	187,739	73.7%
Detached	179,218	70.4%
Attached	8,521	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	32,738	12.9%
Mobile Homes	17,203	6.8%

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area