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Total population: 171,349 (Urban population: 169,874, Rural population: 1,475 (all nonfarm))

Chattanooga,TN index of house prices


Houses: 72,107 (65,568 occupied: 35,997 owner occupied, 29,571 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

45%
State:

43%

Housing density: 533 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $181,122.


Median contract rent in 2009: $523 (lower quartile is $378, upper quartile is $669)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $622


Median gross rent in Chattanooga, TN in 2009: $649


Housing units in Chattanooga with a mortgage: 20,350 (2,816 second mortgage, 1,794 home equity loan, 115 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,593


Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $59,164


Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $38,967


Median monthly housing costs: $705





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Chattanooga, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $128,900 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
Chattanooga:

$128,900
Tennessee:

$137,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,600 - $195,100

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $148,922
Here:

$148,922
State:

$188,484

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,639
Here:

$177,639
State:

$164,698

In 2-unit structures: $198,508
Here:

$198,508
State:

$141,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $377,758
Here:

$377,758
State:

$140,531

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $219,352
Here:

$219,352
State:

$171,980

Mobile homes: $16,803
Here:

$16,803
State:

$44,109

Median year house/condo built: 1965

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship:

Households: 149,694
  • In family households: 119,550 (26,203 male householders, 13,709 female householders)
    26,221 spouses, 40,378 children (37,141 natural, 1,044 adopted, 2,193 stepchildren), 4,668 grandchildren, 1,708 brothers or sisters, 1,297 parents, 2,595 other relatives, 2,771 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 30,144 (10,981 male householders (8,825 living alone)), 14,620 female householders (13,180 living alone)), 4,543 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 5,815 (2,726 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,684 2-persons, 9,818 3-persons, 6,743 4-persons, 2,867 5-persons, 1,209 6-persons, 591 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,005 1-person, 3,072 2-persons, 369 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

16,247 married couples with children.
12,922 single-parent households (1,707 men, 11,215 women).

94.4% of residents of Chattanooga speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 5,357 (3.4%)
(39.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.2

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Rooms in houses/apartments in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 8
  • 2 rooms: 131
  • 3 rooms: 664
  • 4 rooms: 2,896
  • 5 rooms: 8,200
  • 6 rooms: 9,565
  • 7 rooms: 5,981
  • 8 rooms: 4,098
  • 9 or more rooms: 4,454
  • 1 room: 1,092
  • 2 rooms: 2,747
  • 3 rooms: 5,459
  • 4 rooms: 9,942
  • 5 rooms: 6,213
  • 6 rooms: 2,517
  • 7 rooms: 999
  • 8 rooms: 306
  • 9 or more rooms: 296
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedroom: 887
  • 2 bedrooms: 9,048
  • 3 bedrooms: 18,184
  • 4 bedrooms: 6,407
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,463
  • no bedroom: 1,250
  • 1 bedroom: 8,457
  • 2 bedrooms: 14,207
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,771
  • 4 bedrooms: 757
  • 5+ bedrooms: 129
Cars and other vehicles available in Chattanooga, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 1,942
  • 1 vehicle: 11,598
  • 2 vehicles: 14,701
  • 3 vehicles: 5,590
  • 4 vehicles: 1,497
  • 5+ vehicles: 669
  • no vehicle: 6,475
  • 1 vehicle: 14,240
  • 2 vehicles: 6,966
  • 3 vehicles: 1,419
  • 4 vehicles: 274
  • 5+ vehicles: 197

Median 2009 house/condo value by year built


Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 2,198
  • 2000 to 2004: 4,895
  • 1990 to 1999: 7,432
  • 1980 to 1989: 8,702
  • 1970 to 1979: 13,629
  • 1960 to 1969: 13,294
  • 1950 to 1959: 11,708
  • 1940 to 1949: 6,982
  • 1939 or earlier: 12,825

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Chattanooga, TN house values

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Chattanooga, TN:

  • Less than $10,000: 244
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 122
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 158
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 195
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 254
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 325
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 381
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 1055
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 1354
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 1786
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 1921
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 2101
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 2340
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 6781
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 6466
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 3432
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 2647
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 3306
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1882
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1439
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 873
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 726
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 178
  • $1,000,000 or more: 329
 


Chattanooga rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Chattanooga:

  • Less than $100: 854 people
  • $100 to $149: 216
  • $150 to $199: 900
  • $200 to $249: 656
  • $250 to $299: 631
  • $300 to $349: 803
  • $350 to $399: 1,012
  • $400 to $449: 1,152
  • $450 to $499: 1,553
  • $500 to $549: 2,063
  • $550 to $599: 2,651
  • $600 to $649: 2,242
  • $650 to $699: 2,656
  • $700 to $749: 1,899
  • $750 to $799: 1,730
  • $800 to $899: 3,016
  • $900 to $999: 1,877
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 2,468
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 489
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 351
  • $2,000 or more: 138
  • No cash rent: 1,454
 

Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,871
  • 1990 to 1994: 765
  • 1985 to 1989: 503
  • 1980 to 1984: 635
  • 1975 to 1979: 394
  • 1970 to 1974: 328
  • 1970 to 1974: 310
  • 1965 to 1969: 551


Chattanooga, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.7%
Number of people working at home: 1,419 (2.1% of all workers)


Chattanooga commuting: travel time to work

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1921
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 7523
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 13148
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 15310
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 13461
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3709
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 7224
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 845
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 774
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1644
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1173
  • 90 or more minutes: 976
 


Chattanooga mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 54,922 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 9,189 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,099 (2%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 11 (0%)
  • Railroad: 7 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
  • Taxi: 282 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 76 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 105 (0%)
  • Walked: 1,534 (2%)
  • Other means: 465 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,419 (2%)
 


Chattanooga, TN household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 10010
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5124
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 5415
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 5498
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 4651
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 4326
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 3863
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 3805
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 2901
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 5115
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 5500
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 4348
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1788
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1093
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 929
  • $200,000 or more: 1147
 

First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 56287
 United States or American: 19092
 English: 9329
 Irish: 8296
 German: 7131
 Scotch-Irish: 2824
 Scottish: 2132
 French (except Basque): 1503
 Italian: 1287
 Dutch: 1028
 Subsaharan African:: 1012
 African: 980
 European: 883
 British: 612
 Polish: 600
 Welsh: 431
 Arab:: 337
 Swedish: 318
 Greek: 308
 Norwegian: 302
 Russian: 245
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 217
 French Canadian: 178
 Yugoslavian: 160
 Finnish: 133
 Hungarian: 131
 Canadian: 129
 Jamaican: 114
 Swiss: 108
 Palestinian: 106
 Danish: 90
 Lithuanian: 86
 Czech: 84
 Iranian: 81
 Northern European: 73
 Czechoslovakian: 71
 Ukrainian: 62
 Lebanese: 57
 Eastern European: 56
 Egyptian: 55
 Iraqi: 46
 Austrian: 38
 Armenian: 36
 Slavic: 35
 Slovak: 33
 Arab/Arabic: 32
 Scandinavian: 31
 Portuguese: 31
 Slovene: 28
 Bulgarian: 28
 Serbian: 27
 Other Arab: 25
 Brazilian: 23
 Barbadian: 23
 German Russian: 22
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 22
 West Indian: 22
 Celtic: 18
 Latvian: 18
 British West Indian: 17
 Pennsylvania German: 16
 Ghanian: 15
 Australian: 15
 Acadian/Cajun: 14
 Haitian: 13
 Croatian: 11
 Belgian: 10
 Basque: 10
 Turkish: 10
 Jordanian: 10
 Nigerian: 9
 Zimbabwean: 8
 Romanian: 7
 Icelander: 7
 Albanian: 7
 Syrian: 6
 Bermudan: 6
 New Zealander: 5


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (14%)
  • India (11%)
  • Guatemala (8%)
  • Vietnam (5%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)
  • Canada (4%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 98671
  • Northeast: 4289
  • Midwest: 8895
  • South: 34370
  • West: 2986

53% of Chattanooga residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 526
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 362
  • 5th and 6th grade: 784
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,569
  • 9th grade: 1,413
  • 10th grade: 1,793
  • 11th grade: 1,762
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,996
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,291
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,088
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,938
  • Associate degree: 2,457
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,300
  • Master's degree: 2,204
  • Professional school degree: 1,169
  • Doctorate degree: 654

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 579
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 443
  • 5th and 6th grade: 759
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,310
  • 9th grade: 1,782
  • 10th grade: 2,464
  • 11th grade: 2,471
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,298
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,961
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,743
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,590
  • Associate degree: 3,370
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,284
  • Master's degree: 2,879
  • Professional school degree: 728
  • Doctorate degree: 231

Educational Attainment for Females (%)


Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.0%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.7%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 21.8%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.3%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.4%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.2%


Median household income in 2009 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $45,897
  • Black householders: $20,258
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,530
  • Asian householders: $61,537
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $51,395
  • Some other race householders: $26,275
  • Two or more races householders: $21,436
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,361
Chattanooga household income for White non-Hispanic householders
Chattanooga household income for Black householders
Chattanooga household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders
Chattanooga household income for Asian householders
Chattanooga household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders
Chattanooga household income for Some other race householders
Chattanooga household income for Two or more races householders
Chattanooga household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Chattanooga marital status for males
Chattanooga marital status for females

Median 2009 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $141,898
  • Black or African American householders: $98,261
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $221,435
  • Asian householders: $185,690
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $163,097
  • Some other race householders: $100,582
  • Two or more races householders: $112,806
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $107,081

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 42,495
  • One, attached: 2,642
  • Two: 6,674
  • 3 or 4: 3,690
  • 5 to 9: 4,969
  • 10 to 19: 3,784
  • 20 to 49: 2,226
  • 50 or more: 4,477
  • Mobile homes: 1,105
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago


Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Chattanooga:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Chattanooga
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Electricity (52.9%)
  • Utility gas (42.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.1%)
  • Electricity (76.7%)
  • Utility gas (18.6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.0%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,427
Here:

14.9%
Tennessee:

9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,091
Here:

15.0%
Tennessee:

10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,472
Here:

16.7%
Tennessee:

22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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