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Chattanooga, TN demographics

Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Revenue.

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Quick answer

Chattanooga, TN has a population of 187,030 and a median household income of $55,591 — about $4,633 a month before tax. That ranks 77 of 94 covered metros by income and 81 of 94 by population.

  • Population

    187,030

    City limits, ACS 5-year

  • Median household income

    $55,591

    ACS 5-year estimate

  • Combined sales tax

    9.25%

    Tennessee + local

  • Income rank

    #77

    of 94 covered metros

Estimated annual sales tax on a median household

A Chattanooga household at the median income of $55,591 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,286 a year in sales tax at 9.25%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Tennessee exempts or discounts several categories. Chattanooga sits on the Georgia line, where the combined rate drops to about 8% — a meaningful gap on large purchases.

Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Chattanooga-specific measurement.

Sources

What each figure on this page comes from.

Full Chattanooga sales tax breakdown and calculator

Other Chattanooga datasets on this site.

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