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Chattanooga, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $284,000 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
Chattanooga:

$284,000
Tennessee:

$284,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $177,400 - $405,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $327,749
Here:

$327,749
State:

$374,382

Townhouses or other attached units: $348,726
Here:

$348,726
State:

$354,101

In 2-unit structures: $340,609
Here:

$340,609
State:

$247,693

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $346,775
Here:

$346,775
State:

$239,060

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $401,909
Here:

$401,909
State:

$317,434

Mobile homes: $91,716
Here:

$91,716
State:

$101,421

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $333,743
Here:

$333,743
State:

$142,822

Total population: 173,778 (Urban population: 154,170, Rural population: 1,339 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 86,737 (76,930 occupied: 44,380 owner occupied, 32,550 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

33%

Housing density: 642 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $392,152.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,009 (lower quartile is $746, upper quartile is $1,310)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,620


Median gross rent in Chattanooga, TN in 2022: $1,176

Housing units in Chattanooga with a mortgage: 25,503 (2,294 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,633 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 629

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $102,177

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $66,875

Median monthly housing costs: $1,085

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Chattanooga, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1971

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship:

Households: 184,071
  • Male householders: 36,558 (12,189 living alone), Female householders: 40,372 (13,989 living alone)
  • 28,896 spouses (28,387 opposite-sex spouses), 6,670 unmarried partners, (6,510 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 45,541 children (42,896 natural, 624 adopted, 2,021 stepchildren), 4,337 grandchildren, 1,810 brothers or sisters, 2,543 parents, 0 foster children, 3,939 other relatives, 7,924 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,481

Size of family households: 19,490 2-persons, 9,330 3-persons, 7,971 4-persons, 3,171 5-persons, 1,087 6-persons, 734 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26,178 1-person, 8,343 2-persons, 565 3-persons, 61 4-persons.

21,306 married couples with children.
12,083 single-parent households (1,737 men, 10,346 women).

89.3% of residents of Chattanooga speak English at home.
6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 12,787 (6.9%)
(34.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • 92no bedroom
  • 5461 bedroom
  • 8,0312 bedrooms
  • 22,5003 bedrooms
  • 10,5044 bedrooms
  • 2,7075+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • 1,426no bedroom
  • 10,2701 bedroom
  • 14,6232 bedrooms
  • 5,0903 bedrooms
  • 1,0044 bedrooms
  • 1375+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chattanooga in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chattanooga in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,503no vehicle
  • 11,8871 vehicle
  • 18,6232 vehicles
  • 6,4303 vehicles
  • 4,2944 vehicles
  • 1,6435+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chattanooga in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chattanooga in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,901no vehicle
  • 15,0451 vehicle
  • 10,0752 vehicles
  • 2,1653 vehicles
  • 1244 vehicles
  • 2405+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • 921 room
  • 672 rooms
  • 7573 rooms
  • 3,2404 rooms
  • 7,1675 rooms
  • 10,4626 rooms
  • 6,0287 rooms
  • 6,3488 rooms
  • 10,2199+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • 1,3021 room
  • 3,8562 rooms
  • 7,2763 rooms
  • 8,9094 rooms
  • 6,1795 rooms
  • 2,7466 rooms
  • 9757 rooms
  • 8648 rooms
  • 4439+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Chattanooga, TN
  • Chattanooga, TN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chattanooga, TN in 2022
  • 2,954Less than $10,000
  • 7,344$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,849$20,000 to $29,999
  • 6,670$30,000 to $39,999
  • 6,772$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,426$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6,855$60,000 to $74,999
  • 9,829$75,000 to $99,999
  • 7,092$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4,832$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,604$150,000 to $199,999
  • 6,703$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chattanooga, TN

  • Distribution of house value in Chattanooga, TN in 2022
  • 392Less than $10,000
  • 101$10,000 to $14,999
  • 200$15,000 to $19,999
  • 128$20,000 to $24,999
  • 30$25,000 to $29,999
  • 228$30,000 to $34,999
  • 105$35,000 to $39,999
  • 283$40,000 to $49,999
  • 158$50,000 to $59,999
  • 139$60,000 to $69,999
  • 672$70,000 to $79,999
  • 804$80,000 to $89,999
  • 491$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,573$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,865$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,720$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,133$175,000 to $199,999
  • 5,319$200,000 to $249,999
  • 5,665$250,000 to $299,999
  • 8,931$300,000 to $399,999
  • 5,875$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,309$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,262$750,000 to $999,999
  • 642$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 43$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 312$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chattanooga, TN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chattanooga, TN in 2022
  • 347Less than $100
  • 33$100 to $149
  • 346$150 to $199
  • 180$200 to $249
  • 655$250 to $299
  • 856$300 to $349
  • 444$350 to $399
  • 127$400 to $449
  • 494$450 to $499
  • 561$500 to $549
  • 1,167$550 to $599
  • 845$600 to $649
  • 943$650 to $699
  • 879$700 to $749
  • 881$750 to $799
  • 4,049$800 to $899
  • 2,527$900 to $999
  • 7,297$1,000 to $1,249
  • 3,241$1,250 to $1,499
  • 4,432$1,500 to $1,999
  • 867$2,000 to $2,499
  • 44$3,000 to $3,499
  • 1,335No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.6%
Number of people working at home: 13,692 (14.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,499
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 8,989
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 16,127
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 16,599
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 13,697
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 6,046
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 8,008
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,630
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 815
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,140
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 902
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,014
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chattanooga

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 146,909 (80.4%)
  • Carpooled: 15,686 (8.6%)
  • Bus: 792 (0.4%)
  • Ferryboat: 200 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 1,811 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 502 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 1,902 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 14,987 (8.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.1%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 11.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 4.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • 6,6242010 or later
  • 3,2562000 to 2009
  • 2,2311990 to 1999
  • 1,1381980 to 1989
  • 7221970 to 1979
  • 861Before 1970
Ancestries in Chattanooga, TN

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 12,135 (12.0%)
  • English: 10,477 (10.3%)
  • Irish: 5,273 (5.2%)
  • German: 4,724 (4.7%)
  • Scottish: 2,156 (2.1%)
  • European: 1,935 (1.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,366 (1.3%)
  • Italian: 1,174 (1.2%)
  • Haitian: 948 (0.9%)
  • African: 899 (0.9%)
  • Ethiopian: 622 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 584 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 533 (0.5%)
  • British: 450 (0.4%)
  • French: 388 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 366 (0.4%)
  • Sudanese: 362 (0.4%)
  • Brazilian: 316 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 290 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 253 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 229 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 194 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 188 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 165 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 156 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 148 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 125 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 120 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 115 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 111 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 106 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 106 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 92 (0.09%)
  • Egyptian: 83 (0.08%)
  • Lithuanian: 83 (0.08%)
  • Hungarian: 73 (0.07%)
  • Czech: 71 (0.07%)
  • Maltese: 61 (0.06%)
  • Russian: 60 (0.06%)
  • Romanian: 59 (0.06%)
  • Israeli: 53 (0.05%)
  • Portuguese: 51 (0.05%)
  • Yugoslavian: 47 (0.05%)
  • Australian: 43 (0.04%)
  • Guyanese: 41 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 39 (0.04%)
  • Kenyan: 33 (0.03%)
  • Danish: 32 (0.03%)
  • Serbian: 30 (0.03%)
  • South African: 28 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 25 (0.02%)
  • Bulgarian: 22 (0.02%)
  • Turkish: 18 (0.02%)
  • Palestinian: 15 (0.01%)
  • Liberian: 15 (0.01%)
  • Nigerian: 14 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 14 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 12 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 12 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Austrian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 8 (0.01%)
  • Cajun: 7 (0.01%)
  • Croatian: 6 (0.01%)

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

Guatemala
Chattanooga:

24.3% (3,378)
Tennessee:

5.7% (21,286)

Mexico
Chattanooga:

14.5% (2,012)
Tennessee:

23.0% (86,435)

Haiti
Chattanooga:

7.7% (1,072)
Tennessee:

0.4% (1,598)

India
Chattanooga:

6.0% (826)
Tennessee:

6.1% (23,079)

Brazil
Chattanooga:

4.1% (571)
Tennessee:

0.8% (3,098)

Venezuela
Chattanooga:

3.5% (482)
Tennessee:

1.6% (5,936)

Vietnam
Chattanooga:

3.2% (440)
Tennessee:

2.4% (8,894)

Pakistan
Chattanooga:

2.9% (397)
Tennessee:

0.5% (2,053)

Honduras
Chattanooga:

2.8% (388)
Tennessee:

4.6% (17,433)

Korea
Chattanooga:

2.3% (326)
Tennessee:

2.3% (8,490)

Germany
Chattanooga:

2.3% (322)
Tennessee:

2.2% (8,261)

Philippines
Chattanooga:

2.2% (310)
Tennessee:

3.1% (11,640)

Canada
Chattanooga:

2.2% (304)
Tennessee:

2.7% (10,295)

Jamaica
Chattanooga:

2.0% (276)
Tennessee:

0.6% (2,405)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chattanooga:

1.6% (223)
Tennessee:

3.3% (12,582)

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

  • This state: 100,210
  • Other state: 69,544
  • Northeast: 9,086
  • Midwest: 16,705
  • South: 37,978
  • West: 5,775

79.8% of Chattanooga residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 22.4% lived in Tennessee.


Chattanooga:

79.8%
State average:

87.0%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 653
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 420
  • 5th and 6th grade: 468
  • 7th and 8th grade: 585
  • 9th grade: 115
  • 10th grade: 531
  • 11th grade: 769
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 695
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,505
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,854
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,351
  • Associate degree: 3,113
  • Bachelor's degree: 14,898
  • Master's degree: 7,314
  • Professional school degree: 899
  • Doctorate degree: 1,218
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 828
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 558
  • 5th and 6th grade: 570
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,036
  • 9th grade: 435
  • 10th grade: 801
  • 11th grade: 1,446
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 686
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,398
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,906
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,513
  • Associate degree: 5,162
  • Bachelor's degree: 15,191
  • Master's degree: 9,435
  • Professional school degree: 788
  • Doctorate degree: 788
Educational Attainment for Females
Chattanooga marital status for males
Chattanooga marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 52,352
  • One, attached: 4,078
  • Two: 3,302
  • 3 or 4: 2,879
  • 5 to 9: 3,347
  • 10 to 19: 6,188
  • 20 to 49: 6,792
  • 50 or more: 6,901
  • Mobile homes: 898

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Chattanooga
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chattanooga, TN
  • 59.7%Electricity
  • 38.4%Utility gas
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chattanooga, TN
  • 86.0%Electricity
  • 12.3%Utility gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,076
Here:

12.4%
Tennessee:

15.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,893
Here:

25.1%
Tennessee:

16.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,561
Here:

14.3%
Tennessee:

23.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability