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Chattanooga: People and Culture

 
US City Guide: Chattanooga Tennessee

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

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