Chattanooga is a relatively large city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 155,509 people and 48 constituent neighborhoods, Chattanooga is the fourth largest community in Tennessee.

Chattanooga is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Chattanooga is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chattanooga who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.55%), sales jobs (11.52%), and management occupations (7.50%).

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Chattanooga is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. The bus helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Chattanooga area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Chattanooga Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Chattanooga is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 21.54% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Chattanooga in 2000 was $19,689, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,756 for a family of four.

Chattanooga is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chattanooga home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chattanooga is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chattanooga include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Chattanooga is English. Some people also speak Spanish.