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37419

Chattanooga, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,980
Median household income
$74,787
People below poverty
13.7%
Median home value
$351,800

Income

The median income of households in 37419 was $74,787. An estimated 13.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 14.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 13.2
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 4.4
$25,000 to $34,999 2.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9
$50,000 to $74,999 16.9
$75,000 to $99,999 5.7
$100,000 to $149,999 17.7
$150,000 to $199,999 11.8
$200,000 or more 14.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 77560
Female 76506

An estimated 67.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $33,171. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.9
Social Security 38.3
Retirement income 32.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.2

In 2020-2024, 9.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 31.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 76% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37419 in 2020-2024, 90.6% had health insurance coverage and 9.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.5% and public coverage was 40.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.7%.


In 2020-2024, 37419 had a total population of 5,980 - 2,800 (46.8%) females and 3,180 (53.2%) males. The median age was 52.7 years. An estimated 16% of the population was under 18 years, 22.7% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 32.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37419 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 196 54
5 to 9 231 153
10 to 14 122 102
15 to 19 125 102
20 to 24 38 0
25 to 29 98 214
30 to 34 252 258
35 to 39 110 189
40 to 44 133 71
45 to 49 96 184
50 to 54 278 194
55 to 59 94 131
60 to 64 365 243
65 to 69 500 310
70 to 74 316 345
75 to 79 135 134
80 to 84 61 116
85 and over 30 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 88.1% were White; 2.8% were Black or African American; 16.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.6% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.1% of the people in 37419 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 88.1% of the people in 37419 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,797 households in 37419. The average household size was 2.13 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.2% of the households in 37419 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.5% of all households, while 26.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.1% of all households.

In 37419, 21.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 46.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.2
Cohabiting Couples 2.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.2% of males and 60.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 22.1 16.5
Now married, except separated 61.2 60.9
Separated 0 0
Widowed 3.3 9.4
Divorced 13.4 13.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37419, 76 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 80.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.3% of the people living in 37419 were U.S. natives. 50.2% of the 37419 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.7% of 37419 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37419 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 37419.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 64.8
Europe 24.7
Africa 10.5
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37419 in 2020-2024, 3.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.2% of people at least five years old; 0.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 37419 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.6
Different house, same county 9
Different county, same state 0
Different state 3.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 46% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37419 was 975 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 111 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 736. College or graduate school enrollment was 128.

Educational Attainment of People in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.6
High school diploma or equivalency 21.9
Some college, no degree 17.8
Associate's degree 7.8
Bachelor's degree 30.2
Graduate or professional degree 15.8

Disability

In 37419, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37419, 52.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 13.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,106 79.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 193 7.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 361 13.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37419 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 12.5
Manufacturing 11.8
Wholesale trade 3.1
Retail trade 10.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8
Information 0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.9
Other Services, except public administration 10.5
Public administration 1.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37419 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,198 45
Service occupations 409 15.4
Sales and office occupations 539 20.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 250 9.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 264 9.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81% of 37419 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.1
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 14.2

In 2020-2024, 37419 had a total of 3,015 housing units. Of these housing units, 84.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 10.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 84.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.2
Mobile homes 5.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

13.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37419 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 70.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37419 had 2,797 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 218 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.5% while renters occupied 23.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.21 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.87.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.1% and another 19.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37419:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 27.6
Electricity 70.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.6
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37419 was $351,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 44.1 % had a mortgage. 55.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,672 and for owners without a mortgage it was $584.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37419 was $1,176. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.