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Chattanooga city (South & Central) PUMA, TN

119,845 Population
59.1 square miles 2,029.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Tennessee: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,355 ±$3,654 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Tennessee: $40,729 ±$499
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$58,098 ±$5,795 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Tennessee: $71,997 ±$638
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

27.5% ±4.4% (31,796  ±5,479) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Tennessee: 13.5% 951,389 (±0.4% / ±29,075)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.5 minutes ±0.6 (974,070  ±44,166) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,287,850 (±0.1 / ±416,184)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

51,150 ±3,086 Number of households
  • Tennessee: 2,928,765 ±12,443
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (115,278  ±7,294) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Tennessee: 2.4 7,076,024
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±2.2% (1,482  ±671) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Tennessee: 5% 85,751 (±0.3% / ±5,121)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

57,611 ±3,179 Number of housing units
  • Tennessee: 3,243,954 ±269
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$289,900 ±$20,431 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Tennessee: $332,600 ±$2,448
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

22.6% ±3.6% (26,738  ±4,503.7) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Tennessee: 12.2% 870,662 (±0.4% / ±27,185.9)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.6% ±3.5% (69,042  ±4,732.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Tennessee: 90.6% 4,525,310 (±0.7% / ±34,588.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.7% ±3.1% (26,080  ±2,877) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 32.4% 1,619,754 (±0.4% / ±20,980.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

15.2% ±2.6% (17,766  ±3,046.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Tennessee: 8.6% 574,403 (±0.1% / ±8,048.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

12.4% ±2.1% (14,873  ±2,697) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Tennessee: 6.5% 472,751
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±1.3% (5,319  ±1,269) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 7.1% 400,477 (±0.2% / ±11,394)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,319 Total veterans ±1,269 4,565 Male ±1,063 754 Female ±482

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