Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	155,554	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	73,370	47.2
Female	82,184	52.8
Under 5 years	9,449	6.1
5 to 9 years	10,009	6.4
10 to 14 years	9,811	6.3
15 to 19 years	10,236	6.6
20 to 24 years	12,114	7.8
25 to 34 years	22,176	14.3
35 to 44 years	22,610	14.5
45 to 54 years	21,227	13.6
55 to 59 years	7,673	4.9
60 to 64 years	6,554	4.2
65 to 74 years	12,203	7.8
75 to 84 years	8,285	5.3
85 years and over	3,207	2.1
Median age (years)	36.8	(X)
18 years and over	120,698	77.6
Male	55,536	35.7
Female	65,162	41.9
21 years and over	113,384	72.9
62 years and over	27,521	17.7
65 years and over	23,695	15.2
Male	8,786	5.6
Female	14,909	9.6
RACE
One race	153,537	98.7
White	92,874	59.7
Black or African American	56,086	36.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	446	0.3
Asian	2,396	1.5
Asian Indian	933	0.6
Chinese	316	0.2
Filipino	215	0.1
Japanese	117	0.1
Korean	227	0.1
Vietnamese	300	0.2
Other Asian 1	288	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	164	0.1
Native Hawaiian	11	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	106	0.1
Samoan	29	0
Other Pacific Islander 2	18	0
Some other race	1,571	1
Two or more races	2,017	1.3
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	94,482	60.7
Black or African American	57,034	36.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,102	0.7
Asian	2,745	1.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	269	0.2
Some other race	2,112	1.4
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	155,554	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,281	2.1
Mexican	1,637	1.1
Puerto Rican	255	0.2
Cuban	121	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,268	0.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	152,273	97.9
White alone	91,582	58.9
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	155,554	100
In households	149,728	96.3
Householder	65,499	42.1
Spouse	25,687	16.5
Child	40,231	25.9
Own child under 18 years	29,169	18.8
Other relatives	10,284	6.6
Under 18 years	4,538	2.9
Nonrelatives	8,027	5.2
Unmarried partner	2,971	1.9
In group quarters	5,826	3.7
Institutionalized population	2,763	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	3,063	2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	65,499	100
Family households (families)	39,650	60.5
With own children under 18 years	16,542	25.3
Married-couple family	25,687	39.2
With own children under 18 years	9,154	14
Female householder, no husband present	11,308	17.3
With own children under 18 years	6,279	9.6
Nonfamily households	25,849	39.5
Householder living alone	21,939	33.5
Householder 65 years and over	7,586	11.6
Households with individuals under 18 years	19,206	29.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	17,084	26.1
Average household size	2.29	(X)
Average family size	2.92	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	72,108	100
Occupied housing units	65,499	90.8
Vacant housing units	6,609	9.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	271	0.4
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.9	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	65,499	100
Owner-occupied housing units	35,946	54.9
Renter-occupied housing units	29,553	45.1
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.4	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.15	(X)
(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone  or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone  or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau  Census 2000 Summary File 1  Matrices P1,P3,P4,P8,P9,P12,P13,P17,P18,P19,P20,P23, P27,P28,P33, PCT5, PCT8,PCT11,PCT15,H1,H3,H4,H5,H11, and H12