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Population in July 2007: 169,884. Population change since 2000: +8.2%
 

Males: 80,129  (47.2%)
Females: 89,755  (52.8%)
Median resident age:  36.8 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37402, 37403, 37404, 37405, 37406, 37407, 37408, 37409, 37410, 37411, 37412, 37415, 37416, 37419, 37421.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,559 (it was $32,006 in 2000)
Chattanooga  $35,559
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $134,100 (it was $83,500 in 2000)
Chattanooga  $134,100
Tennessee:  $130,800

Median gross rent in 2007: $585.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 18.6%
(11.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.2% for Black residents)

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Races in Chattanooga:

  • White Non-Hispanic (58.9%)
  • Black (36.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Chattanooga: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.3%), English (7.9%), Irish (7.5%), German (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Scottish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1839

Elevation: 685 feet

Land area: 135.2 square miles.

Population density: 1256 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chattanooga

  • High school or higher: 77.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chattanooga city

  • Never married: 28.3%
  • Now married: 46.1%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

5,357 residents are foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.1% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

This city:  3.4%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 153 registered sex offenders living in Chattanooga, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chattanooga to the number of sex offenders is 1110 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $1,467 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $1,334 (1.1%)

Chattanooga satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (106.9 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (498.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ridgeside, TN (1.5 miles ), East Ridge, TN (3.9 miles ), Lakeview, GA (4.7 miles ), Red Bank, TN (4.9 miles ), Rossville, GA (5.0 miles ), Rossville-Beverly Hills, GA (5.8 miles ), Lookout Mountain, TN (6.7 miles ), Fort Oglethorpe, GA (7.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 466 buildings, average cost: $115,500
  • 1997: 413 buildings, average cost: $121,600
  • 1998: 394 buildings, average cost: $124,600
  • 1999: 405 buildings, average cost: $134,600
  • 2000: 480 buildings, average cost: $144,200
  • 2001: 533 buildings, average cost: $135,700
  • 2002: 549 buildings, average cost: $140,300
  • 2004: 655 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2005: 711 buildings, average cost: $138,700
  • 2006: 668 buildings, average cost: $141,600
  • 2007: 441 buildings, average cost: $140,800

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Latitude: 35.05 N, Longitude: 85.27 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +80,341 (+51.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 57,562 (83.3%)


People in group quarters in Chattanooga
  • 1869 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1225 people in nursing homes
  • 1035 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 819 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 234 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 186 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 157 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 104 people in other group homes
  • 42 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 32 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 29 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 29 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 27 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 24 people in halfway houses
  • 23 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 9 people in military ships
  • 4 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 423

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Population change in the 1990s: +2,694 (+1.8%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.1%
Tennessee:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Chattanooga by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 221726241911231711
    per 100,000 14.711.116.615.112.17.014.710.87.1
Rapes 1061098611289124116118102
    per 100,000 71.071.454.870.756.879.374.175.365.8
Robberies 593770765625464486442532524
    per 100,000 397.4504.5487.4394.3296.3310.6282.5339.4338.0
Assaults 1,9791,8381,9291,6381,4011,3801,1731,2681,369
    per 100,000 1326.11204.21229.11033.4894.7882.0749.6809.0883.0
Burglaries 2,6723,2713,2702,5742,3572,6042,1902,2732,381
    per 100,000 1790.52143.12083.61623.91505.11664.41399.51450.31535.7
Thefts 9,2449,64911,0429,4629,30610,2859,3658,8769,053
    per 100,000 6194.56321.87035.85969.55942.76573.75984.85663.25839.0
Auto thefts 1,4832,3302,2021,4321,4241,4501,0511,1261,026
    per 100,000 993.81526.61403.1903.4909.3926.8671.7718.4661.8
Arson 1,48310278726246231014
    per 100,000 993.866.849.745.439.629.414.76.49.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 923.4996.61008.6836.5753.4800.7714.5731.1738.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 600 (429 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.53
US city average:  3.00

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Chattanooga-area historical tornado activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1997, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Chattanooga city center injured 44 people and caused $45 million in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.6 miles away from the city center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Chattanooga topographic map

Birthplace of: Usher Raymond - (born 1978), singer, actor, Bessie Smith - (1894-1937), USA Blues singer, Yusef Lateef - (tenor sax, flute, oboe, many other woodwinds), Dan Ortmeier - 2005 Major League Baseball player (San Francisco Giants, born: May 11, 1981), Jason Davis - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Cleveland Indians, born: May 8, 1980), Josh Bullocks - 2005 NFL player (New Orleans Saints, born: Feb 28, 1983), Terdell Sands - 2005 NFL player (Oakland Raiders, born: Oct 31, 1979), Tony Brown - 2005 NFL player (San Francisco 49ers, born: Sep 29, 1980), A.J. Mastin - College basketball player (UT-Chattanooga Mocs), Adarius Bowman - College football player (Oklahoma State Cowboys).


Main business address for: US XPRESS ENTERPRISES INC (TRUCKING (NO LOCAL)), FIRST SECURITY GROUP INC/TN (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS), COVENANT TRANSPORT INC (TRUCKING (NO LOCAL)), UNUMPROVIDENT CORP (ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE), NEXT INC/TN (SERVICES-PERSONAL SERVICES), CHATTEM INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), COVISTA COMMUNICATIONS INC (TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE)), CORNERSTONE BANCSHARES INC (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS) and 4 other public companies.


Hospitals/medical centers in Chattanooga:
  • CUMBERLAND HALL PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (7351 STANDIFER GAP RD)
  • ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER (975 EAST THIRD ST)
  • HEALTHSOUTH CHATTANOOGA REHAB HOSPITAL (2412 MCCALLIE AVE)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (709 WALNUT STREET)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2525 DESALES AVE)
  • MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (100 MOCCASIN BEND ROAD)
  • PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER (2333 MCCALLIE AVE)
  • SISKIN HOSP FOR PHYSICAL REHAB (1 SISKIN PLAZA)
  • WOMEN'S EAST PAVILION (1751 GUNBARREL ROAD)

Political contributions by individuals in Chattanooga, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chattanooga:
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 5 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 49 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 95 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chattanooga:
  • DALLAS BAY SKY PARK (about 12 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: 1A0)
  • COLLEGEDALE MUNI (about 18 miles; COLLEGEDALE, TN; ID: 3M3)
  • MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 22 miles; JASPER, TN; ID: APT)

Amtrak station:
CHATTANOOGA (GREYHOUND STA., 960 AIRPORT RD.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Operable nuclear power plants near Chattanooga:
  • 16 miles: Sequoyah 1 and 2 in Soddy-Daisy, TN.

Local government website: www.chattanooga.gov

Colleges/Universities in Chattanooga:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (Full-time enrollment: 6,914; Location: 615 MCCALLIE AVE; Public; Website: www.utc.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 4,821; Location: 4501 AMNICOLA HWY; Public; Website: www.cstcc.cc.tn.us)
  • TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 741; Location: 1815 UNION AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.tntemple.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • ELECTRONIC COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COLLEGE INC (FT enrollment: 107; Location: 3805 BRAINERD RD; Private, for-profit)
  • TENNESSEE INSTITUTE OF HEALING ARTS (FT enrollment: 82; Location: 7010 LEE HWY STE 712; Private, for-profit)
  • PAZAZZ HAIR ACADEMY (FT enrollment: 18; Location: 3641 BRAINERD RD; Private, for-profit)
  • CHATTANOOGA BARBER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 13; Location: 405 MARKET ST; Private, for-profit)
  • HIGHLAND STYLING ACADEMY (Location: 3847 HIXSON PKE; Private, for-profit)
  • INSURANCE SYSTEMS OF TENNESSEE (Location: 6347 E BRAINERD RD STE A; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Chattanooga:
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; KENNESAW, GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
Biggest public high schools in Chattanooga:
Private high schools in Chattanooga:
  • CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 1,033; Location: 3354 BROAD ST; Grades: KG - 12)
  • BOYD-BUCHANAN SCHOOL (Students: 970; Location: 4626 BONNIEWAY DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
  • MCCALLIE SCHOOL (Students: 878; Location: 500 DODDS AV/MISSIONARY RIDGE; Grades: 6 - 12; Boys only)
  • BAYLOR SCHOOL (Students: 811; Location: BOX 1337 WILLIAMS ISLAND FERRY; Grades: 7 - 12)
  • GRACE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 704; Location: 7815 SHALLOWFORD; Grades: KG - 12)
  • NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 592; Location: 2701 VERMONT AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • TEMPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 379; Location: 1609 E 12TH ST; Grades: PK - 12)
  • CUMBERLAND HALL ACADEMY (Students: 95; Location: 7351 STANDIFER GAP ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
  • SCENIC LAND SCHOOL (Students: 82; Location: 1130 MOUNTAIN CREEK RD; Grades: 1 - 12)
  • CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location: 4601 N TERRACE P O BOX 8917; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Chattanooga:
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Chattanooga:
  • GIRLS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 735; Location: 205 ISLAND AVENUE; Grades: UG - UG; Girls only)
  • ST JUDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 453; Location: 930 ASHLAND TERRACE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • BRAINERD BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 452; Location: P O BOX 8099; Grades: PK - 6)
  • BRIGHT SCHOOL (Students: 398; Location: 1950 HIXSON PIKE; Grades: PK - 6)
  • LEE HIGHWAY CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 372; Location: 7122 LEE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
  • OUR LADY-PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 505 S. MOORE RD.; Grades: KG - 8)
  • LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 305; Location: 800 BELVOIR AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL (Students: 201; Location: 7525 MIN-TOM DRIVE; Grades: PK - 6)
  • ST PETERS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 159; Location: 848 ASHLAND TERRACE; Grades: PK - 6)
  • SENTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC (Students: 149; Location: 1512 S HOLTZCLAW AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Chattanooga:
  • CHATTANOOGA-HAMILTON CO. BICENTENNIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,917,945; Location: 1001 BROAD STREET; 1,116,062 books; 14,085 audio materials; 5,331 video materials; 1,382 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Please add under churches map: Chattanooga Community Church, 6528 Old Dayton Pike, Hixson, TN 37343
  • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga now has 3 doctoral programs: Computational Engineering, Physical Therapy, and Education. added by flith
  • Add to Colleges and Universities: Psychological Studies Institute. SACS accredited Graduate program in Christian Counseling. Location 1815 McCallie Ave Chattanooga. website www.psy.edu

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Notable locations in Chattanooga: Worley (A), Shipps Yards (B), Wauhatchie (C), Wauhatchie Yards (D), Manker Patten Tennis Center (E), Montclair Golf Course (F), Brainerd Golf Course (G), Moccasin Bend Gun Club (H), Moccasin Bend Golf Course (I), Highland Plaza (J), Creeks Bend Golf Club (K), Cravens Yards (L), Cravens House (M), Valleybrook Golf and Country Club (N), Rivermont Golf and Country Club (O), Harry Debutts Yards (P), Privateer Yacht Club (Q), McCarty Station (R), Reflection Riding (S), Concord Golf Course (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Northgate Mall (1), Northgate Crossing Shopping Center (2), Lee Plaza East Shopping Center (3), Golden Gateway Shopping Center (4), Eastgate Shopping Center (5), Brainerd Village Shopping Center (6), Perimeter Place Shopping Center (7), Highway 58 Shopping Center (8), Willow Plaza Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Chattanooga include: Stuart Heights Baptist Church (A), Kings Point Church (B), Stanley United Methodist Church (C), Cedar Hill Baptist Church (D), Central Baptist Church of Hixson (E), Central Church (F), Central Church of Christ (G), Central Presbyterian Church (H), Chamberlain Memorial Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: B'Nai Zion Cemetery (1), Silverdale Cemetery (2), Lakewood Memory Gardens West (3), Lakewood East Memory Gardens (4), Wilson Cemetery (5), Beason Cemetery (6), Beck Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: McCallie Lake (A), Baylor Lake (B), Junior, Lake (C), Pan Gap Lake (D), Read Lake (E), Lake Lookout (F), Chickamauga Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ryall Springs Branch (A), Lookout Creek (B), Mackey Branch (C), Isbill Branch (D), Black Creek (E), North Chickamauga Creek (F), West Chickamauga Creek (G), Mountain Creek (H), Shoal Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Chattanooga include: Warner Park (1), East Lake Park (2), Montague Park (3), Miller Park (4), Lincoln Park (5), Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (6), Pitner Field (7), Ross Landing City Park (8), Fountain Square (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Red Bank Post Office (A), South Station Chattanooga Post Office (B), Tyner Post Office (C), Brainerd Post Office (D), Chickamauga Post Office (E), Downtown Station Chattanooga Post Office (F), East Chattanooga Post Office (G), East Lake Post Office (H), Highland Park Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Hunter Museum of American Art (10 Bluff View Street) (1), Innovative Miniatures (Museums; 7616 Lee Highway) (2), International Towing & Recovery Museum (3315 Broad Street) (3), Houston Museum of Decorative Arts (201 High Street) (4), African-American Museum (200 East Mill King Boulevard) (5), Medal of Honor Museum Foundation (1301 Riverfront Parkway) (6), Creative Discovery Museum (321 Chestnut Street) (7), Chattanooga Regional History Museum (400 Chestnut Street) (8), Dragon Dreams Museum & Gift Shop (6724 East Brainerd Road Suite A) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (1441 North Smith Road) (1), Crystal Air Sport Motel (4328 Cummings Highway) (2), Hampton Inn Chattanooga I-75 North (7013 Shallowford Road) (3), Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel (6700 Ringgold Road) (4), Courtyard Chattanooga (2210 Bams Drive) (5), Hamilton Inn (2717 Rossville Boulevard) (6), Gardens Restaurant (1400 Market Street) (7), Days Inn Lookout MTN (3801 Cummings Highway) (8), Day's Inn (6510 Ringgold Rd) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: United States Government - Judicial Branch- Magistrate Judges (Federal Building) (1), United States Government - Judicial Branch- District Judges- Edgar R Allan Federal Buil (Federal Building) (2), Courts - Federal - District Court- Clerk's Office Information (900 Georgia Avenue) (3), United States Government - Judicial Branch- Probation Office (Federal Building) (4), United States Government - Judicial Branch- District Judges- Collier Curtis L Federal Buil (Federal Building) (5), Tennessee State Government - Barker Justice William M- Judicial Department- Supreme Court-Just (540 McCallie Avenue) (6), Hamilton County Juvenile Court (1600 East 3rd Street) (7), Hamilton County Government - Juvenile Court- Child Support Division-A (1221 East Main Street) (8), Hamilton County Government - Juvenile Court Clerk- Child Support Divi (1221 East Main Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Chattanooga

Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 2 sites: 0.080 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.097 ppm in 2000, 0.092 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 2 sites: 0.108 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.119 ppm in 2000, 0.116 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10): 22.9 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 28.9 µ/m3 in 2000, 39.4 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5): 15.6 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 17.4 µ/m3 in 2000).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Chattanooga and their reported violations in the past:

HAMILTON POINTE APARTMENTS (Population served: 870, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
RIVERSIDE CATFISH HOUSE (Population served: 30, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In JAN-2001. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-28-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-22-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-06-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-06-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-17-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-20-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-01-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-2006)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2001)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Chattanooga that have no violations reported:
  • EASTSIDE UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 42729, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
  • ARBOR CREEK APARTMTENTS (Population served: 819, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
  • COURTS AT WATERFORD APTS, THE (Population served: 766, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
  • PINNACLE HOMES AT HARBOUR VIEW (Population served: 745, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.5%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Chattanooga compared to Tennessee state average:

Chattanooga, Tennessee environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Arena or stadium:
  • McKenzie Arena. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Banks with most branches in Chattanooga (2007 data):
  • Regions Bank: 20 branches. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • SunTrust Bank: 17 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • First Tennessee Bank, National Association: 15 branches. Info updated 2006-08-23: Bank assets: $37,608.5 mil, Deposits: $20,222.3 mil, headquarters in Memphis, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 271 total offices, Holding Company: First Horizon National Corporation
  • FSGBANK, National Association: Highway 58 Branch, Gunbarrel Road Branch, Southside Branch, Fsgbank, National Association, East Ridge Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,129.4 mil, Deposits: $923.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 37 total offices, Holding Company: First Security Group, Inc.
  • First Volunteer Bank of Tennessee: Gunbarrel Road Branch, Shallowford Road Branch, Highway 58 Branch, First Volunteer Bank Of Tennessee. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $525.6 mil, Deposits: $465.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: First Volunteer Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: South Broad Branch, Chattanooga Main Branch, Highway 58 Branch, Gunbarrel Branch. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Cornerstone Community Bank: at 5319 Highway 153, Georgia Avenue Branch, Gunbarrel Road Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $367.7 mil, Deposits: $276.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc.
  • Cohutta Banking Company of Tennessee: Mobile Messenger Service Branch, North Shore Chattanooga Branch, Cohutta Banking Company Of Tennessee. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $69.7 mil, Deposits: $28.7 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
  • 4 other banks with 4 local branches



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Electric Power 392$1,788,037$54,73611$16,895
Welfare 204$515,280$30,31157$36,161
Streets and Highways 229$627,067$32,8592$2,522
Fire - Other 17$55,797$39,3860$0
Other and Unallocable 124$250,988$24,28915$15,686
Firefighters 378$1,534,601$48,7170$0
Police - Other 161$475,317$35,42730$35,652
Police Protection - Officers 433$1,869,962$51,8230$0
Other Government Administration 64$309,858$58,09812$22,919
Financial Administration 104$426,786$49,2454$4,554
Solid Waste Management 282$1,005,448$42,7853$6,970
Judicial and Legal 28$107,647$46,1340$0
Local Libraries 92$259,789$33,8865$3,529
Transit 159$521,176$39,33432$28,220
Housing and Community Development(Local) 26$91,916$42,4230$0
Parks and Recreation 205$581,016$34,01111$9,186
Sewerage 122$468,296$46,0621$1,036
Health 14$64,848$55,5841$1,990
Totals for Government 3034$10,953,829$43,324184$185,321


Chattanooga government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,408,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $42,240,000
    Air Transportation: $6,765,000
    All Other: $6,033,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,552,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,910,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,204,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,303,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $9,172,000
    Air Transportation: $7,327,000
    General - Other: $805,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $417,301,000
    Police Protection: $38,797,000
    Sewerage: $33,491,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,593,000
    General - Other: $22,764,000
    Transit Utilities: $20,232,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,069,000
    Solid Waste Management: $16,553,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,713,000
    Regular Highways: $12,274,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $10,887,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,409,000
    Financial Administration: $6,681,000
    Air Transportation: $5,712,000
    Libraries: $5,215,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,206,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,036,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,711,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,612,000
    Health - Other: $1,406,000
    General Public Buildings: $821,000
    Parking Facilities: $437,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $146,186,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $491,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $162,694,000
    Earnings on Investments (calculated): $62,017,000
    Benefit Payments: $26,551,000
    Other Investments - Other: $26,226,000
    Total Federal Securities: $18,976,000
    Total Cash and Deposits: $12,922,000
    From Parent Local Government: $9,729,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $3,850,000
    Withdrawals: $573,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $27,934,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Stocks: $204,829,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,983,000
    Transit Utilities: $5,536,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,486,000
    All Other: $1,919,000
    Air Transportation: $630,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,442,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks and Recreation: $1,037,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $36,165,000
    All Other: $5,116,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,131,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $147,186,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,822,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $17,336,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,658,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,794,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $3,060,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,631,000
    Sale of Property: $1,335,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $488,831,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $476,650,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,641,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $7,929,000
    Police Protection: $3,726,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,337,000
    General Public Building: $2,198,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,015,000
    Housing and Community Development: $907,000
    Central Staff Services: $539,000
    Transit Utilities: $500,000
    Financial Administration: $203,000
    Health - Other: $183,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $109,000
    Libraries: $53,000
    Regular Highways: $50,000
    Parking Facilities: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $162,305,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $422,143,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,425,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $163,259,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $19,641,000
    All Other: $8,273,000
    Highways: $4,920,000
    Public Welfare: $3,746,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,608,000
  • Tax - Property: $87,305,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,394,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $4,482,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,016,000
    Other License: $2,413,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,756,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $373,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $219,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $153,526,000

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,745 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.87%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($214 average AGI)
Hamilton County:  0.06%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Catoosa County, GA  0.46% ($35,179 average AGI)
from Bradley County, TN  0.32% ($44,375)
from Walker County, GA  0.32% ($36,450)


5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($81 average AGI)
Hamilton County:  0.04%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Catoosa County, GA  0.61% ($35,472 average AGI)
to Walker County, GA  0.38% ($35,805)
to Bradley County, TN  0.33% ($35,700)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chattanooga:
  • WNOO (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: PYE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLMR (1450 AM; 1 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: GRACE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WJOC (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARAH MARGARETT FRYAR)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDEF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC)
  • WDOD (1310 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WUUS (980 AM; 1 kW; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSDQ (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DUNLAP, TN; Owner: RODGSON, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chattanooga:
  • WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WJTT (94.3 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: BREWER BROAD/TING OF CHATTANOOGA INC)
  • WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)

TV broadcast stations around Chattanooga:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRCB-TV (Channel 3; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
  • WTVC (Channel 9; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF