Chattanooga is a relatively large city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 187,030 people and 56 associated neighborhoods, Chattanooga is the fourth largest community in Tennessee.
Also of interest is that Chattanooga has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another interesting thing about Chattanooga, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
The population of Chattanooga is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.13% of adults in Chattanooga have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Chattanooga in 2022 was $37,983, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,932 for a family of four. However, Chattanooga contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chattanooga is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chattanooga home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chattanooga residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chattanooga include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Chattanooga is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.