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Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

588,763 Population
2,088.8 square miles 281.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,189 ±$1,537 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,076 ±$2,389 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14% ±1.2% (80,487  ±7,162) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.5 minutes ±0.8 (6,056,645  ±270,452) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

239,474 ±3,633 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (575,073  ±3,860) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.5% ±1.4% (8,820  ±1,926) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

261,589 ±1,382 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$324,500 ±$8,501 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.1% ±1.5% (75,968  ±8,521.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.7% ±2.5% (374,958  ±10,747.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.4% ±1.5% (135,687  ±6,146.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.2% ±0.7% (36,228  ±4,288) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±0.7% (31,062  ±3,213) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
31,062 Total veterans ±3,213 28,483 Male ±2,963 2,579 Female ±840

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