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Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area


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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:74,83512.73% 0.1%
Indian:1,7170.29% 8.4%
Asian:11,8982.02% 19.2%
2+ races:11,6871.99% 19.7%
Hispanic:41,6347.08% 27.6%
Total non-White:141,77124.11% 10.0%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:26,467 11.7
Deaths:29,55513.1
Net Migration: 22,90710.2
Net Immigration: 4,3551.9
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
434,43377.12%
74,90413.30%
1,5840.28%
9,9831.77%
9,7671.73%
32,6375.79%
128,87522.88%

2010
528,143
420,17279.56%
72,81613.79%
1,4010.27%
7,3931.40%
7,1391.35%
18,6903.54%
107,97120.44%

2000
476,531
392,74182.42%
65,97013.84%
1,3250.28%
4,7080.99%
4,3350.91%
7,0991.49%
83,79017.58%

1990
433,210
369,00085.18%
57,85813.36%
1,1500.27%
2,7900.64%
n/a
2,4120.56%
64,21014.82%

1980
426,540
362,63185.02%
59,18013.87%
4380.10%
1,2960.30%
n/a
2,7890.65%
63,90914.98%

1970
370,016
316,44085.52%
51,78914.00%
1900.05%
2380.06%
n/a
1,1830.32%
53,576 14.48%

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

2010's
NumberRate
58,213 11.0
51,1999.7
26,2375.0
3,8280.7
14,261 2.7
20,904 4.0
2000's
NumberRate
58,319 12.2
45,5809.6
17,5673.7
5,6571.2
27,431 5.8
24,181 5.1
1990's
NumberRate
60,810 14.0
44,87010.4
14,0623.2
2,6720.6
23,741 5.5
19,580 4.5
1980's
NumberRate
60,648 14.2
39,099 9.2
-13,019 -3.1
n/a
6,369 1.5
301 0.1
1970's
NumberRate
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):

2022
NumberPercent
40.5
118,434 10.3%
1,032,924 89.7%
103,882 9.0%
224,448
2.45
146,847 65.4%
108,612 74.0%
13,008 8.9%
77,601 34.6%

2010
NumberPercent
39.4
117,874 22.3%
410,269 77.7%
77,463 14.7%
210,867
2.44
141,311 67.0%
103,687 73.4%
14,214 10.1%
69,556 33.0%

2000
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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%

2022 Housing Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units248,863 
Median Value$222,257 
Occupied224,44890.2%
Vacant24,4159.8%
Owned153,12068.2%
Rented71,32831.8%
Median Rent$1,005 
Single-Family Units183,06573.6%
    Detached175,06170.3%
    Attached8,0043.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units30,73312.3%
Mobile Homes17,1206.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,8824.4%
$10,000 to $14,9999,7754.4%
$15,000 to $19,9998,6393.8%
$20,000 to $24,9999,8304.4%
$25,000 to $29,9999,3194.2%
$30,000 to $34,99910,3964.6%
$35,000 to $39,99910,3724.6%
$40,000 to $44,9999,5594.3%
$45,000 to $49,9999,1934.1%
$50,000 to $59,99917,4557.8%
$60,000 to $74,99921,6879.7%
$75,000 to $99,99929,78413.3%
$100,000 to $124,99922,79910.2%
$125,000 to $149,99912,9905.8%
$150,000 to $199,99915,5106.9%
$200,000 or more17,2587.7%
Median Household Income65,846 
Per Capita Income37,523 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.83 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI10,7654.8%
Public Assistance3,9721.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps25,59411.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed242,15471.5%
Unemployed11,6293.4%
In Armed Forces2640.1%
Total Labor Force254,04775.0%
Not in Labor Force84,68425.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector103,33585,39454.8%
Non-Profit8,41514,83436.2%
Self-Employed17,2069,69064.0%
Local Government6,82110,97238.3%
State Government3,3254,95140.2%
Federal Government4,4911,96769.5%
Total Private + Self120,54195,08455.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.23,05232,72441.3%
Total143,593127,80852.9%
Pct. Govt.12.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts43,03115.8%
Sales and Office Occupations58,54021.5%
Professional, Technical60,55822.3%
Service Occupations43,26515.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing7390.3%
All others66,52224.5%
White Collar 59.6%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing38,73014.2%
Health care and social assistance37,74113.9%
Retail trade29,26310.8%
Educational services22,1858.2%
Construction19,7177.3%
Accommodation and food services19,5867.2%
Finance and insurance17,1216.3%
Transportation and warehousing14,8965.5%
Professional, scientific, technical14,8545.5%
Other services13,7755.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.10,6433.9%
Public administration8,3743.1%
Wholesale trade5,7182.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,1411.9%
Utilities4,7541.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing4,5091.7%
Information2,7581.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,5550.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3210.1%
Management2750.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican12,2572.17%
Puerto Rican2,9390.52%
Cuban7000.12%
Dominican4130.07%
Total Central American8,2231.46%
Costa Rican230.00%
Guatemalan6,1851.10%
Honduran8070.14%
Nicaraguan2310.04%
Panamanian1900.03%
Salvadoran7870.14%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2,2380.40%
Argentinean1910.03%
Bolivian930.02%
Chilean770.01%
Colombian4440.08%
Ecuadorian2200.04%
Paraguayan180.00%
Peruvian7480.13%
Uruguayan300.01%
Venezuelan4170.07%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,9020.34%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2,5300.45%
Korean1,4010.25%
Chinese1,0320.18%
Vietnamese9270.16%
Filipino9250.16%
Japanese3410.06%
Cambodian1610.03%
Indonesian1310.02%
Thai840.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English498,59293.5%
Spanish20,5913.9%
Other Indo-European2,7710.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,9450.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,6740.3%
Other Asian1,3020.2%
Arabic1,3010.2%
German, other Germanic1,1800.2%
Korean8950.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English75,48613.4%
American65,22311.6%
Irish62,63311.1%
German55,2179.8%
Scottish14,7162.6%
Italian11,9202.1%
European10,9671.9%
Scotch-Irish9,4221.7%
French8,4531.5%
Polish7,1251.3%
Dutch5,6041.0%
Welsh4,5520.8%
British4,0020.7%
African2,6210.5%
Norwegian2,6020.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen550,51897.5%
Not a citizen13,9482.5%
Native540,00995.7%
Foreign-born24,4574.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
15,826 4.0%27,801 7.0%110,382 27.7%124,214 31.2%75,922 19.1%44,044 11.1%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 15,826 4.0%
9-12 Years 27,801 7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 110,382 27.7%
Some College 124,214 31.2%
Bach. Degree 75,922 19.1%
Grad Degree 44,044 11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

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


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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com