Tennessee · Census place 14000
Chattanooga city, TN
Quick answer
Chattanooga city has 182,832 residents, ranking #4 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $61,028, the median home is worth $259,200 and median gross rent runs $1,155 a month.
- Population
- 182,832Chattanooga city residents
- Median household income
- $61,028Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $259,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,155Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chattanooga city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chattanooga city median would spend about 22.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 53.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Tennessee.
- Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 684,298
- Memphis city 629,063
- Knoxville city 193,721
- Clarksville city 171,897
- Murfreesboro city 157,547
- Franklin city 85,575
- Johnson City city 71,455
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