Chattanooga: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 418,000

1990: 424,347

2000: 465,161

Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.7%

U.S. rank in 1980: 78th (MSA)

U.S. rank in 1990: 82nd(MSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 89th (MSA)

City Residents

1980: 169,514

1990: 152,393

2000: 155,554

2003 estimate: 154,887

Percent change, 1990–2000: 2.1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 87th

U.S. rank in 1990: 113th (State rank: 4th)

U.S. rank in 2000: 148th (State rank: 5th)

Density: 1,150.5 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 92,874

Black or African American: 56,086

American Indian and Alaska Native: 446

Asian: 2,396

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 164

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 3,281

Other: 3,588

Percent of residents born in state: 63.5% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Poplation under 5 years old: 9,449

Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 10,009

Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 9,811

Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 10,236

Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 12,114

Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 22,176

Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 22,610

Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 21,227

Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 7,673

Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 6,554

Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 12,203

Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 8,285

Poplation 85 years and older: 3,207

Median age: 36.8 years

Births (2003; Hamilton County)

Total number: 3,943

Deaths (2003; Hamilton County)

Total number: 3,166 (of which, 46 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $19,689 Median household income: $32,006 Total households: 65,513

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 10,010

$10,000 to $14,999: 5,124

$15,000 to $24,999: 10,913

$25,000 to $34,999: 8,977

$35,000 to $49,999: 10,569

$50,000 to $74,999: 10,615

$75,000 to $99,999: 4,348

$100,000 to $149,999: 2,881

$150,000 to $199,999: 929

$200,000 or more: 1,147

Percent of families below poverty level: 14.0% (25.5% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,867