What is the population of Chattanooga, Tennessee?

The population of Chattanooga, Tennessee is 186,619.

What is the median household income in Chattanooga, Tennessee?

The median household income in Chattanooga, Tennessee is $62,726, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Chattanooga, Tennessee is $309,743, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Chattanooga, Tennessee is 4.9%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income C

Education C

Metric	Chattanooga	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Population	186,619	7,021,394	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1243.5	166.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.58%	0.92%	0.57%
Median age	37.6	37.2	37.1
Households	77,583	2,766,521	128,459,983

Year	Chattanooga

Group	Share

Chattanooga has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Chattanooga	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$62,726	$67,486	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.00%	5.42%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.7%	5.2%

Metric	Chattanooga	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$309,743	$235,307	$242,182
Median rent	$1,159	$1,121	$1,342
Homeownership rate	53.7%	67.0%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Chattanooga	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.7	22.4	22.5
Work from home	11.9%	11.4%	13.4%

Chattanooga has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Chattanooga	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	27.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.47	2.54

Chattanooga has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Chattanooga	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	74.7	74.8	78.3
Self-rated poor health	19.5%	19.5%	16.3%
Smokers	21.9%	25.1%	19.0%