Cities / Tennessee / Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

185,783 people

Right Now

Weather

82.4°F

Mostly Clear

Today: Sunny, high 91°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Chattanooga)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 2.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

TYS

91 mi — McGhee Tyson Airport

Population & People

Population

185,783

Median age

36.3

Median household income

$64,523

Poverty rate

19.1%

Unemployment rate

5.4%

Bachelor's degree+

36.0%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$283,200

Median gross rent

$1,256/mo

Homeownership rate

52.4%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,390

HUD Fair Market Rent (Hamilton County, 12 mi from Chattanooga), 2026. Efficiency $1211, 1BR $1263, 2BR $1390, 3BR $1734, 4BR $1853. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Tennessee commercial electricity

12.87¢/kWh

Tennessee industrial electricity

6.74¢/kWh

Tennessee residential electricity

13.18¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

589817.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

449356.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for Tennessee

704.14

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Source: FRED, Tennessee-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Nashville International Airport

107 mi away

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

110 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Tennessee energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Tennessee economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).