Diversity

181k individuals call Chattanooga, Tennessee home, of which 95.7% are citizens. In 2020, 6.75 percent of Chattanooga, Tennessee residents were foreign-born (12.2k people).

In Chattanooga, Tennessee, White (Non-Hispanic) citizens (103k persons) outnumbered people of any other race or ethnicity by 1.85 times in 2020. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic) with 7.56k individuals and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) with 55.3k residents.

Ethnicity and Race

In Chattanooga, Tennessee, White (Non-Hispanic) citizens (103k persons) outnumbered people of any other race or ethnicity by 1.85 times in 2020. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic) with 7.56k individuals and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) with 55.3k residents.

In Chattanooga, Tennessee, 6.95% of the population is Hispanic (12.6k people).

Population Born Abroad

6.75% of Chattanooga, Tennessee citizens (12.2k persons) were foreign-born as of 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Foreign-born residents made up 6.4% of the population in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2019, a growing percentage.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2020 was 36.7. With a median age of 37, residents who were born in their own country were typically younger than those who were born abroad. However, the population of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is getting younger. The average age of all residents of Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2019 was 38.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

The percentage of US citizens living in Chattanooga, Tennessee as of 2020 was 95.7%, greater than the 93.4% national average. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, 95.8% of people were US citizens in 2019, indicating a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

Vietnam veterans make up 2.25 times more of the military population in Chattanooga, Tennessee, than in any other war.

Economy

In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the average household income is $47,165. Census Tract 120 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had the highest median household income in 2020, with a value of $137,368, followed by Census Tract 113.25 and Census Tract 7, with values of $94,321 and $94,107, respectively.

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

88.5k persons are employed in Chattanooga, Tennessee's economy. Health Care & Social Assistance (13,092 people), Manufacturing (11,576 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (9,589 people) are the three industries in Chattanooga, Tennessee that employ the most people. Management of Companies & Enterprises ($212,857), Utilities ($90,509), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($56,062) are the three industries that pay the highest wages.