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Language Spoken At Home in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 496,827 | 100% |
English only | 471,440 | 94.9% |
Language other than English | 25,387 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,790 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 13,134 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,723 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,723 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,967 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,505 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,909 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 1,025 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 191 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 528,667 | 100% |
American | 87,231 | 16.5% |
Arab | 765 | 0.1% |
Czech | 520 | 0.1% |
Danish | 607 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 7,613 | 1.4% |
English | 58,836 | 11.1% |
French (except Basque) | 9,936 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 1,335 | 0.3% |
German | 54,600 | 10.3% |
Greek | 843 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 953 | 0.2% |
Irish | 68,146 | 12.9% |
Italian | 9,804 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 278 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,223 | 0.4% |
Polish | 4,570 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 294 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,913 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 12,770 | 2.4% |
Scottish | 12,838 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 292 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,470 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 2,933 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 1,215 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 837 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 3,421 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,683 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 207,966 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 139,412 | 67.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 56,977 | 27.4% |
Married-couple family | 104,102 | 50.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 38,928 | 18.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 9,131 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,526 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 26,179 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,523 | 6.5% |
Nonfamily households | 68,554 | 33.0% |
Householder living alone | 59,167 | 28.5% |
65 years and over | 21,559 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 65,280 | 31.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 55,404 | 26.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 516,570 | 100% |
Householder | 207,966 | 40.3% |
Spouse | 103,755 | 20.1% |
Child | 146,697 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 34,871 | 6.8% |
Nonrelatives | 23,281 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 9,849 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 205,837 | 100% |
Never married | 61,286 | 29.8% |
Now married, except separated | 111,924 | 54.4% |
Separated | 3,312 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 5,595 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 23,720 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 225,476 | 100% |
Never married | 54,090 | 24.0% |
Now married, except separated | 108,757 | 48.2% |
Separated | 5,741 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 25,530 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 31,358 | 13.9% |
Fertility in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,838 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,588 | 37.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 13,146 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 7,244 | 55.1% |
Less than 1 year | 1,796 | 13.7% |
1 or 2 years | 1,870 | 14.2% |
3 or 4 years | 1,091 | 8.3% |
5 or more years | 2,487 | 18.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,244 | 100% |
Who are female | 4,482 | 61.9% |
Who are married | 5,183 | 71.5% |
School Enrollment in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 129,233 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 8,090 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 6,680 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 52,743 | 40.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 26,186 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 35,534 | 27.5% |
Educational Attainment in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 360,769 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 21,336 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 37,777 | 10.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 107,777 | 29.9% |
Some college, no degree | 84,403 | 23.4% |
Associate's degree | 25,294 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 55,349 | 15.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 28,833 | 8.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.3% |
Veteran Status in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 410,515 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 42,672 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 522,720 | 100% |
With a disability | 84,549 | 16.2% |
Under 18 years | 117,588 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,092 | 5.2% |
18 to 64 years | 329,235 | 100% |
With a disability | 46,827 | 14.2% |
65 years and over | 75,897 | 100% |
With a disability | 31,630 | 41.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 522,748 | 100% |
Same house | 442,514 | 84.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 79,123 | 15.1% |
Same county | 48,472 | 9.3% |
Different county | 30,651 | 5.9% |
Same state | 12,734 | 2.4% |
Different state | 17,917 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 1,111 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 528,667 | 100% |
Native | 509,078 | 96.3% |
Born in United States | 505,175 | 95.6% |
State of residence | 292,477 | 55.3% |
Different state | 212,698 | 40.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,903 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 19,589 | 3.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 19,589 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 7,582 | 38.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 12,007 | 61.3% |
Year of Entry in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 23,492 | 100% |
Native | 3,903 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,880 | 99.4% |
Foreign born | 19,589 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 663 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 18,926 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chattanooga
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 19,589 | 100% |
Europe | 3,593 | 18.3% |
Asia | 5,530 | 28.2% |
Africa | 975 | 5.0% |
Oceania | 97 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 8,673 | 44.3% |
Northern America | 721 | 3.7% |