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Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC Market Area


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2024 population: 1,111,752   ( 45,076 from 2020)
Land area: 7115.5 square miles
Population density: 156.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:865,698 77.87% 2.3%
Black:91,8408.26% 1.2%
Indian:4,4340.40% 9.1%
Asian:17,4631.57% 20.1%
2+ races:21,5381.94% 17.7%
Hispanic:110,7799.96% 19.7%
Total non-White:246,05422.13% 11.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:49,386 11.6
Deaths:59,67814.0
Net Migration: 47,18811.1
Net Immigration: 7,3521.7
Change in White population:19,256 1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:25,820 2.4




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
1,066,676
846,44279.35%
90,7868.51%
4,0630.38%
14,5411.36%
18,2921.71%
92,5528.68%
220,23420.65%

2010
1,012,918
830,64082.00%
86,2498.51%
3,5200.35%
10,7241.06%
14,0221.38%
66,8836.60%
182,27818.00%

2000
913,799
783,25385.71%
78,4828.59%
3,6030.39%
6,8320.75%
8,8580.97%
32,2063.52%
130,54614.29%

1990
800,923
718,18589.67%
69,3558.66%
3,5760.45%
3,7460.47%
n/a
6,0610.76%
82,73810.33%

1980
775,060
696,21889.83%
70,0529.04%
1,6480.21%
1,9220.25%
n/a
4,9250.64%
78,84210.17%

1970
645,511
579,65289.80%
62,8189.73%
5520.09%
3860.06%
n/a
1,8840.29%
65,859 10.20%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
110,012 10.9
100,5769.9
40,4354.0
6,4380.6
15,802 1.6
37,956 3.7
2000's
NumberRate
118,027 12.9
87,4209.6
28,1923.1
15,5501.7
47,387 5.2
51,732 5.7
1990's
NumberRate
117,327 14.6
82,53310.3
49,6716.2
6,3780.8
65,068 8.1
47,808 6.0
1980's
NumberRate
109,256 14.1
69,819 9.0
-10,432 -1.3
n/a
21,967 2.8
3,896 0.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
64,354 10.0
n/a
116,566 18.1
12,983 2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC Market 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):

2022
NumberPercent
41.1
216,421 9.9%
1,962,007 90.1%
188,474 8.7%
396,618
2.50
267,043 67.3%
198,390 74.3%
23,090 8.6%
129,575 32.7%

2010
NumberPercent
39.5
233,782 23.1%
779,136 76.9%
150,391 14.8%
396,109
2.50
273,850 69.1%
204,579 74.7%
25,449 9.3%
122,259 30.9%

2000
NumberPercent
36.9
220,274 24.1%
693,525 75.9%
119,606 13.1%
358,693
2.50
258,020 71.9%
204,437 79.2%
22,021 8.5%
100,673 28.1%

1990
NumberPercent
34.3
200,323 25.0%
600,600 75.0%
101,933 12.7%
303,938
2.59
228,765 75.3%
187,289 81.9%
17,519 7.7%
75,173 24.7%

1980
NumberPercent
30.2
227,300 29.3%
547,760 70.7%
82,077 10.6%
270,101
2.82
215,110 79.6%
182,087 84.6%
15,042 7.0%
54,991 20.4%

2022 Housing Data for Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units450,850 
Median Value$205,148 
Occupied396,61888.0%
Vacant54,23212.0%
Owned278,38370.2%
Rented118,23529.8%
Median Rent$926 
Single-Family Units327,25372.6%
    Detached315,41770.0%
    Attached11,8362.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units42,0239.3%
Mobile Homes51,14911.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00018,2574.6%
$10,000 to $14,99919,4304.9%
$15,000 to $19,99916,2764.1%
$20,000 to $24,99917,6844.5%
$25,000 to $29,99918,1554.6%
$30,000 to $34,99919,3984.9%
$35,000 to $39,99918,7504.7%
$40,000 to $44,99917,7814.5%
$45,000 to $49,99915,9504.0%
$50,000 to $59,99932,5608.2%
$60,000 to $74,99940,07310.1%
$75,000 to $99,99953,47613.5%
$100,000 to $124,99937,8059.5%
$125,000 to $149,99922,1465.6%
$150,000 to $199,99924,3216.1%
$200,000 or more24,5566.2%
Median Household Income62,259 
Per Capita Income34,027 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.80 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI21,8175.5%
Public Assistance6,8351.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps48,98712.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed399,87768.7%
Unemployed22,0573.8%
In Armed Forces3960.1%
Total Labor Force422,33072.6%
Not in Labor Force159,38127.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector183,456146,74255.6%
Non-Profit13,27822,91836.7%
Self-Employed28,67416,39763.6%
Local Government12,72419,44639.6%
State Government5,8348,91939.5%
Federal Government6,3273,17066.6%
Total Private + Self212,130163,13956.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.38,16354,45341.2%
Total250,293217,59253.5%
Pct. Govt.12.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts66,08114.1%
Sales and Office Occupations98,29921.0%
Professional, Technical94,66520.2%
Service Occupations73,48415.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,0730.4%
All others136,31029.1%
White Collar 55.3%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing88,66118.9%
Health care and social assistance58,05712.4%
Retail trade51,48211.0%
Educational services38,4208.2%
Construction33,6637.2%
Accommodation and food services31,8416.8%
Other services25,5125.4%
Transportation and warehousing23,4395.0%
Finance and insurance22,7034.8%
Professional, scientific, technical20,8844.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.18,6434.0%
Public administration14,6893.1%
Wholesale trade9,1802.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,7201.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing7,2421.5%
Utilities6,9941.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4,3560.9%
Information4,3010.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction6510.1%
Management4010.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican56,1605.53%
Puerto Rican6,1140.60%
Cuban2,6180.26%
Dominican1,2150.12%
Total Central American14,8131.46%
Costa Rican2340.02%
Guatemalan8,9380.88%
Honduran1,8720.18%
Nicaraguan6260.06%
Panamanian2250.02%
Salvadoran2,8580.28%
Other Central American600.01%
Total South American3,5330.35%
Argentinean2210.02%
Bolivian930.01%
Chilean890.01%
Colombian8640.09%
Ecuadorian3470.03%
Paraguayan180.00%
Peruvian9750.10%
Uruguayan300.00%
Venezuelan8960.09%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3,2100.32%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian3,7880.37%
Korean1,8120.18%
Filipino1,7030.17%
Vietnamese1,5490.15%
Chinese1,3820.14%
Japanese5540.05%
Laotian1720.02%
Cambodian1610.02%
Thai1340.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English877,15191.4%
Spanish62,0116.5%
Other Indo-European4,3510.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3,5270.4%
German, other Germanic2,0800.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun2,0160.2%
Other Asian1,9130.2%
Arabic1,4000.1%
Other1,2670.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English147,36414.5%
Irish110,26110.9%
American109,64510.8%
German93,5819.2%
Scottish24,0302.4%
Italian20,7452.0%
Scotch-Irish16,8011.7%
European16,6241.6%
French14,8251.5%
Polish10,2051.0%
Dutch9,9391.0%
Welsh6,9240.7%
British6,5270.6%
Swedish4,7710.5%
African4,4390.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen983,81496.8%
Not a citizen32,2993.2%
Native960,51094.5%
Foreign-born55,6035.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
38,232 5.4%59,288 8.3%220,627 31.0%215,650 30.3%112,410 15.8%66,506 9.3%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 38,232 5.4%
9-12 Years 59,288 8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 220,627 31.0%
Some College 215,650 30.3%
Bach. Degree 112,410 15.8%
Grad Degree 66,506 9.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 373,005 352,730 20,275 5.4%
1991 376,531 350,239 26,292 7.0%
1992 380,779 354,236 26,543 7.0%
1993 388,507 365,825 22,682 5.8%
1994 399,664 380,166 19,498 4.9%
1995 405,011 383,297 21,714 5.4%
1996 411,338 389,632 21,706 5.3%
1997 412,761 390,235 22,526 5.5%
1998 415,629 397,344 18,285 4.4%
1999 422,383 406,674 15,709 3.7%
2000 433,988 418,386 15,602 3.6%
2001 431,946 413,544 18,402 4.3%
2002 439,087 417,457 21,630 4.9%
2003 439,918 418,152 21,766 4.9%
2004 440,707 419,250 21,457 4.9%
2005 443,503 420,344 23,159 5.2%
2006 459,362 436,903 22,459 4.9%
2007 461,713 440,685 21,028 4.6%
2008 460,609 429,733 30,876 6.7%
2009 449,120 401,239 47,881 10.7%
2010 451,026 405,078 45,948 10.2%
2011 454,003 410,760 43,243 9.5%
2012 451,870 413,858 38,012 8.4%
2013 446,563 410,598 35,965 8.1%
2014 438,867 408,498 30,369 6.9%
2015 441,839 416,021 25,818 5.8%
2016 450,148 426,485 23,663 5.3%
2017 458,445 438,604 19,841 4.3%
2018 463,585 445,507 18,078 3.9%
2019 470,632 453,298 17,334 3.7%
2020 463,657 431,879 31,778 6.9%
2021 460,820 441,770 19,050 4.1%
2022 462,741 446,462 16,279 3.5%
2023 471,110 454,907 16,203 3.4%
2024 488,840 471,738 17,102 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com