Chattanooga City, Tennessee Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Chattanooga Population: 155554 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 73370 47.17% Female 82184 52.83%       Under 5 years 9449 6.07% 5 to 9 years 10009 6.43% 10 to 14 years 9811 6.31% 15 to 19 years 10236 6.58% 20 to 24 years 12114 7.79% 25 to 34 years 22176 14.26% 35 to 44 years 22610 14.54% 45 to 54 years 21227 13.65% 55 to 59 years 7673 4.93% 60 to 64 years 6554 4.21% 65 to 74 years 12203 7.84% 75 to 84 years 8285 5.33% 85 years and over 3207 2.06%       Median age (years) 36.8       18 years and over 120698 77.59% Male 55536 35.7% Female 65162 41.89% 21 years and over 113384 72.89% 62 years and over 27521 17.69% 65 years and over 23695 15.23% Male 8786 5.65% Female 14909 9.58%       Race     One race % White 92874 59.71% Black or African American 56086 36.06% American Indian and Alaska Native 446 0.29% Asian 2396 1.54% Asian indian 933 0.6% Chinese 316 0.2% Filipino 215 0.14% Japanese 117 0.08% Korean 227 0.15% Vietnamese 300 0.19% Other Asian 288 0.19% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 164 0.11% Native Hawaiian 11 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 106 0.07% Samoan 29 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 18 0.01% Some other race 1571 1.01% Two or more races 2017 1.3%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 155554 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 3281 2.11% Mexican 1637 1.05% Puerto Rican 255 0.16% Cuban 121 0.08% Other Hispanic or Latino 1268 0.82% Not Hispanic or Latino 152273 97.89% White alone 91582 58.87%       Relationship     Total Population 155554 100.00% In households 149728 96.25% Householder 65499 42.11% Spouse 25687 16.51% Child 40231 25.86% Own child under 18 years 29169 18.75% Other relatives 10284 6.61% Under 18 years 4538 2.92% Nonrelatives 8027 5.16% Unmarried partner 2971 1.91% In group quarters 5826 3.75% Institutionalized population 2763 1.78% Non-Institutionalized population 3063 1.97%       Households by Type     Total Households 65499 100.0 % Family households (families) 39650 60.54% With own children under 18 years 16542 25.26% Married-couple family 25687 39.22% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 11308 17.26% With own children under 18 years 6279 9.59% Non Family households 25849 39.46% Householder living alone 21939 33.5% Householder 65 years and over 7586 11.58%       Households with individuals under 18 years 19206 29.32% Households with individuals 65 years and over 17084 26.08%       Average Household size 2.29 Average family size 2.92       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 72108 100.00% Occupied housing units 65499 90.83% Vacant housing units 6609 9.17% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 271 0.38% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.9       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 65499 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 35946 54.88% Renter-occupied housing units. 29553 45.12%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.4 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.15

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