Language Spoken At Home in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 156,952 | 100% |
English only | 144,943 | 92.3% |
Language other than English | 12,009 | 7.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,095 | 3.9% |
Spanish | 7,016 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,440 | 2.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,243 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 660 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,135 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 898 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 615 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 97 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 167,869 | 100% |
American | 17,940 | 10.7% |
Arab | 633 | 0.4% |
Czech | 170 | 0.1% |
Danish | 124 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,891 | 1.1% |
English | 14,012 | 8.3% |
French (except Basque) | 2,797 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 375 | 0.2% |
German | 13,836 | 8.2% |
Greek | 305 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 311 | 0.2% |
Irish | 13,847 | 8.2% |
Italian | 3,190 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 121 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 626 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,336 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 124 | 0.1% |
Russian | 495 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,521 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 3,729 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 130 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,504 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 682 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 289 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 65 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 971 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 516 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 69,789 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 39,493 | 56.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,114 | 23.1% |
Married-couple family | 25,067 | 35.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,532 | 12.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,922 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,372 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,504 | 16.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,210 | 8.9% |
Nonfamily households | 30,296 | 43.4% |
Householder living alone | 25,383 | 36.4% |
65 years and over | 8,372 | 12.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 18,846 | 27.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 18,097 | 25.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 161,263 | 100% |
Householder | 69,789 | 43.3% |
Spouse | 25,213 | 15.6% |
Child | 43,660 | 27.1% |
Other relatives | 12,229 | 7.6% |
Nonrelatives | 10,372 | 6.4% |
Unmarried partner | 3,875 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 64,813 | 100% |
Never married | 25,255 | 39.0% |
Now married, except separated | 28,157 | 43.4% |
Separated | 1,508 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 2,042 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 7,851 | 12.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 73,525 | 100% |
Never married | 24,231 | 33.0% |
Now married, except separated | 26,462 | 36.0% |
Separated | 2,544 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 8,998 | 12.2% |
Divorced | 11,290 | 15.4% |
Fertility in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,224 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 972 | 43.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 87 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,941 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,801 | 45.7% |
Less than 1 year | 452 | 11.5% |
1 or 2 years | 471 | 12.0% |
3 or 4 years | 303 | 7.7% |
5 or more years | 575 | 14.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,801 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,312 | 72.8% |
Who are married | 1,025 | 56.9% |
School Enrollment in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 41,799 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,618 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 1,866 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,918 | 35.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,613 | 18.2% |
College or graduate school | 14,784 | 35.4% |
Educational Attainment in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 113,008 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,700 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 12,442 | 11.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 31,510 | 27.9% |
Some college, no degree | 26,050 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 6,617 | 5.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 19,695 | 17.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 9,994 | 8.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.3% |
Veteran Status in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 132,436 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,677 | 9.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 164,975 | 100% |
With a disability | 26,760 | 16.2% |
Under 18 years | 35,083 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,086 | 5.9% |
18 to 64 years | 105,636 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,752 | 14.0% |
65 years and over | 24,256 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,922 | 40.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 165,901 | 100% |
Same house | 132,275 | 79.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 33,009 | 19.9% |
Same county | 21,777 | 13.1% |
Different county | 11,232 | 6.8% |
Same state | 3,908 | 2.4% |
Different state | 7,324 | 4.4% |
Abroad | 617 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 167,869 | 100% |
Native | 158,155 | 94.2% |
Born in United States | 156,753 | 93.4% |
State of residence | 99,652 | 59.4% |
Different state | 57,101 | 34.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,402 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 9,714 | 5.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 9,714 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,657 | 27.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,057 | 72.6% |
Year of Entry in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 11,116 | 100% |
Native | 1,402 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,379 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 9,714 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 397 | 4.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,317 | 95.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chattanooga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 9,714 | 100% |
Europe | 1,108 | 11.4% |
Asia | 2,571 | 26.5% |
Africa | 488 | 5.0% |
Oceania | 42 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 5,207 | 53.6% |
Northern America | 298 | 3.1% |