| | People QuickFacts | Chattanooga | Tennessee |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 170,136 | 6,403,353 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 167,978 | 6,346,110 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.3% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 167,674 | 6,346,105 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.8% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.7% | 13.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.4% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 58.0% | 77.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 34.9% | 16.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.0% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.9% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.5% | 4.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 55.9% | 75.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 79.0% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 82.6% | 82.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 24.7% | 22.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.2 | 23.9 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 55.2% | 69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 33.7% | 18.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $130,600 | $134,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 70,146 | 2,443,475 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.26 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $23,434 | $23,722 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $36,675 | $43,314 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.3% | 16.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Chattanooga | Tennessee |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 17,465 | 545,348 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 14.9% | 8.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.5% | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 1.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.4% | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 6,159,663 | 140,447,760 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,799,774 | 80,116,528 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 4,053,953 | 77,547,291 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $23,868 | $12,563 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 554,833 | 10,626,759 |