Chattanooga metropolitan area
The Chattanooga, TN-GA metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of six counties - three in southeast Tennessee and three in northwest Georgia - anchored by the city of Chattanooga. As of the 2020 census, the Chattanooga metropolitan area had a population of 562,647. This metropolitan area traverses two time zones.
Counties
- Catoosa County, Georgia
- Dade County, Georgia
- Hamilton County, Tennessee
- Marion County, Tennessee
- Sequatchie County, Tennessee
- Walker County, Georgia
Communities
Places with more than 150,000 inhabitants
Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants
- East Brainerd, Tennessee
- East Ridge, Tennessee
- Middle Valley, Tennessee
- Red Bank, Tennessee
- Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
- Collegedale, Tennessee
- Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
- Flat Top Mountain
- Ooltewah, Tennessee
- Orme, Tennessee
- Ridgeside, Tennessee
- Rock Spring, Georgia
- New Hope, Tennessee
- Wildwood, Georgia
Unincorporated places
- Bakewell, Tennessee
- Birchwood, Tennessee
- Haletown, Tennessee
- Hixson, Tennessee
- Kensington, Georgia
- Villanow, Georgia
- Rising Fawn, Georgia
- Suck Creek, Tennessee
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 528,143 people, 189,607 households, and 132,326 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.14% White, 13.90% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.The median income for a household in the MSA was $44,197, and for a family was $40,841. Males had a median income of $30,985 versus $22,305 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,414.