Chattanooga, Tennessee Neighborhood Info

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Chattanooga, Tennessee QuickFacts

	Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
Total population	155,554	281,421,906
State	Tennessee
City	chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee Population

	Chattanooga, Tennessee	%, Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
Male	73,370	47.17%	49.06%
Female	82,184	52.83%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.8		35.3

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	Chattanooga, Tennessee	%, Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
18 years and over	120,698	77.59%	74.31%
21 years and over	113,384	72.89%	69.97%
62 years and over	27,521	17.69%	14.66%
65 years and over	23,695	15.23%	12.43%

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	Chattanooga, Tennessee	%, Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
White	92,874	59.71%	75.14%
Black or African American	56,086	36.06%	12.32%
Asian	2,396	1.54%	3.64%
Some other race	2,181	1.4%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,017	1.3%	2.43%

Chattanooga, Tennessee Housing

	Chattanooga, Tennessee	%, Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
Total households	65,499		105,480,101
Family households (families)	39,650	60.54%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	25,849	39.46%	31.94%

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	Chattanooga, Tennessee	%, Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
Total housing units	72,107		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	6,609	9.17%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	65,499	90.84%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	35,946	49.85%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	29,553	40.98%	30.77%

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	Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	5,518	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	16,140	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,142	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,537	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,545	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	712	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	268	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	81	0.57%
Median (dollars)	83,500	119,600

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	Chattanooga, Tennessee	%, Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	14,865	22.7%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	18,181	27.76%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	9,530	14.55%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	8,852	13.51%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	6,595	10.07%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	7,545	11.52%	9.65%

Chattanooga, Tennessee Education

	Chattanooga, Tennessee	%, Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	38,678		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,832	7.32%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,159	5.58%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	16,340	42.25%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	7,267	18.79%	21.38%
College or graduate school	10,080	26.06%	22.81%

Chattanooga, Tennessee Economy

	Chattanooga, Tennessee	%, Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
Population 16 years and over	124,509		217,168,077
In labor force	76,444	61.4%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	76,352	61.32%	63.39%
- - Employed	70,505	56.63%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,847	4.7%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	92	0.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	48,065	38.6%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	67,050	53.85%	51.66%
In labor force	37,609	30.21%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	37,609	30.21%	29.65%
- - Employed	34,534	27.74%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	10,605	8.52%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	6,769		12,787,501

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	Chattanooga, Tennessee	%, Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	65,513		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	10,010	15.28%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,124	7.82%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	10,913	16.66%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	8,977	13.7%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,569	16.13%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	10,615	16.2%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,348	6.64%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,881	4.4%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	929	1.42%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,147	1.75%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,006		41,994

	Chattanooga, Tennessee	%, Chattanooga, Tennessee	United States
With earnings	49,712	39.93%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	46,752		56,604
With Social Security income	19,142	15.37%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,308		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,870	3.11%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,094		6,320
With public assistance income	3,119	2.51%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,929		3,032
With retirement income	11,659	9.36%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,849		17,376

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