Chattanooga Demographics

Population Chattanooga U.S.
Total Population 155,554 281,421,920
Female 52.8% 50.9%
Male 47.2% 49.1%
18 years and over 77.6% 74.3%
65 years and over 15.2% 12.4%
Married Persons 48.7% 56.5%
Single Persons 51.3% 43.5%
Median Age 36.8 35.3
Average Family Size 2.9 3.1
Ethnicity
White 60.5% 77.0%
Black or African American 36.5% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3% 0.9%
Asian 1.6% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other 1.0% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2.1% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Chattanooga U.S.
Total Housing Units 72,107 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $83,500 $119,600
Number of Households 65,499 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.29 2.59
Economic Characteristics Chattanooga U.S.
Median Household Income $32,006 $41,994
Per Capita Income $19,689 $21,587
In Labor Force 61.4% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 5,578 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Chattanooga U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 16,340 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 7,267 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 10,080 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 27.1% 28.6%
Associates Degree 5.6% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 14.0% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 7.5% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census