Chattanooga, TN Profile

Chattanooga, TN, population 171,350, is located in Tennessee's Hamilton county, about 75.6 miles from Huntsville and 100.6 miles from Knoxville.

Through the 90's Chattanooga's population has grown by about 2%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Chattanooga has declined by about 1%. Since 2005 Chattanooga's population has grown by about 3%.

Chattanooga's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Tennessee's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Chattanooga tend to be much higher than Tennessee's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	60%
	African American	36%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	2%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	8.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	156,384	N/A
2001	158,701	1.48%
2002	160,786	1.31%
2003	162,367	0.98%
2004	164,077	1.05%
2005	165,927	1.13%
2006	168,293	1.43%
2007	169,847	0.92%
2008	170,819	0.57%
2009	171,350	0.31%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$32,006

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,788
2002	1,513
2003	1,260
2004	1,279
2005	1,121
2006	1,235
2007	1,296
2008	1,093
2009	1,039
2010	903

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	26	86	765	1,929
2002	24	112	625	1,638
2003	19	89	464	1,401
2004	11	124	486	1,380
2005	23	116	442	1,173
2006	17	118	532	1268
2007	11	102	524	1372
2008	20	63	511	1281
2009	17	53	535	1187
2010	18	78	512	949

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	10,522
2002	8,497
2003	8,357
2004	9,165
2005	8,056
2006	7,832
2007	8,052
2008	7,496
2009	7,447
2010	6,301

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	3,270	11,042	2,202
2002	2,574	9,462	1,432
2003	2,357	9,306	1,424
2004	2,604	10,285	1,450
2005	2,190	9,365	1,051
2006	2273	8876	1126
2007	2384	9072	1028
2008	2843	8937	1084
2009	2987	8949	913
2010	2691	7350	825