Chattanooga, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

by btobers · Published June 29, 2019 · Updated September 5, 2024

Population: 155,554. Estimated population in July 2024: 154,762 (-0.5% change)
Males: 73,370 (47.2%), Females: 82,184 (52.8%)

Hamilton County

Zip codes: 37402, 37403, 37404, 37405, 37406, 37407, 37408, 37409, 37410, 37411, 37412, 37415, 37416, 37419, 37421.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $32,006
Median house value: $83,500

Population by Race

Races in Chattanooga:

White Non-Hispanic (58.9%)
Black (36.1%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Other race (1.0%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (12.3%), English (7.9%), Irish (7.5%), German (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Scottish (1.9%).

Elevation: 685 feet

Land area: 135.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chattanooga

High school or higher: 77.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
Unemployed: 7.7%
Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chattanooga city

Never married: 28.3%
Now married: 46.1%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 9.4%
Divorced: 13.6%

3.4% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.1% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,694 (+1.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Chattanooga:

CUMBERLAND HALL PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (7351 STANDIFER GAP RD)
ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER (975 EAST THIRD ST)
HEALTHSOUTH CHATTANOOGA REHAB HOSPITAL (2412 MCCALLIE AVE)
KINDRED HOSPITAL – CHATTANOOGA (709 WALNUT STREET)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2525 DESALES AVE)
MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (100 MOCCASIN BEND ROAD)
PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER (2333 MCCALLIE AVE)
SISKIN HOSP FOR PHYSICAL REHAB (1 SISKIN PLAZA)
WOMEN’S EAST PAVILION (1751 GUNBARREL ROAD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chattanooga:

LOVELL FIELD (about 5 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)
RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 49 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 95 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chattanooga:

DALLAS BAY SKY PARK (about 12 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: 1A0)
COLLEGEDALE MUNI (about 18 miles; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Abbreviation: 3M3)
MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 22 miles; JASPER, TN; Abbreviation: APT)

Amtrak station:
CHATTANOOGA (GREYHOUND STA., 960 AIRPORT RD.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Chattanooga:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (Full-time enrollment: 6,914; Location: 615 MCCALLIE AVE; Public; Website: www.utc.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,821; Location: 4501 AMNICOLA HWY; Public; Website: www.cstcc.cc.tn.us)
TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 741; Location: 1815 UNION AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.tntemple.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
ELECTRONIC COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COLLEGE INC (Full-time enrollment: 107; Location: 3805 BRAINERD RD; Private, for-profit)
TENNESSEE INSTITUTE OF HEALING ARTS (Full-time enrollment: 82; Location: 7010 LEE HWY STE 712; Private, for-profit)
PAZAZZ HAIR ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 18; Location: 3641 BRAINERD RD; Private, for-profit)
CHATTANOOGA BARBER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 13; Location: 405 MARKET ST; Private, for-profit)
HIGHLAND STYLING ACADEMY (Location: 3847 HIXSON PKE; Private, for-profit)
INSURANCE SYSTEMS OF TENNESSEE (Location: 6347 E BRAINERD RD STE A; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Chattanooga:

LEE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; KENNESAW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)

Schools

Public high schools in Chattanooga:

RED BANK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,270; Location: 640 MORRISON SPRINGS RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 968; Location: 1020 N MOORE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 888; Location: 4320 BENNETT RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
HOWARD ACADEMY OF ACADEMICS TECHNOLOGY (Students: 701; Location: 2500 SOUTH MARKET ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
TYNER ACADEMY (Students: 527; Location: 6836 TYNER RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
CHATTANOOGA STATE MID COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: 4501 AMNICOLA HW; Grades: 10 – 12)
WASHINGTON SCHOOL (Location: 7821 HANCOCK RD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high schools in Chattanooga:

CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 1,033; Location: 3354 BROAD ST; Grades: KG – 12)
BOYD-BUCHANAN SCHOOL (Students: 970; Location: 4626 BONNIEWAY DRIVE; Grades: PK – 12)
MCCALLIE SCHOOL (Students: 878; Location: 500 DODDS AV/MISSIONARY RIDGE; Grades: 6 – 12; Boys only)
BAYLOR SCHOOL (Students: 811; Location: BOX 1337 WILLIAMS ISLAND FERRY; Grades: 7 – 12)
GRACE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 704; Location: 7815 SHALLOWFORD; Grades: KG – 12)
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 592; Location: 2701 VERMONT AVE; Grades: 9 – 12)
TEMPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 379; Location: 1609 E 12TH ST; Grades: PK – 12)
CUMBERLAND HALL ACADEMY (Students: 95; Location: 7351 STANDIFER GAP ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
SCENIC LAND SCHOOL (Students: 82; Location: 1130 MOUNTAIN CREEK RD; Grades: 1 – 12)
CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location: 4601 N TERRACE P O BOX 8917; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Chattanooga:

EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 767; Location: 4400 BENNETT RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
RED BANK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 662; Location: 3715 DAYTON BL; Grades: 06 – 08)
CHATTANOOGA SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND SCIENCES (Students: 659; Location: 865 E 3RD ST; Grades: 06 – 12)
WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 622; Location: 9629 EAST BRAINERD RD; Grades: KG – 05)
RED BANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 620; Location: 1100 MOUNTAIN CREEK RD; Grades: KG – 05)
HARDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 561; Location: 2100 GLASS ST; Grades: PK – 05)
CHATTANOOGA HIGH CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS (Students: 535; Location: 1301 DALLAS RD; Grades: 06 – 12)
SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 517; Location: 1100 SPRING CREEK RD; Grades: KG – 05)
TWENTYFIRST CENTURY ACADEMY (Students: 510; Location: 4201 CHERRYTON DR; Grades: KG – 12)
EAST BRAINERD ELEMENTARY (Students: 492; Location: 7453 E BRAINERD RD; Grades: KG – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Chattanooga:

GIRLS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 735; Location: 205 ISLAND AVENUE; Grades: UG – UG; Girls only)
ST JUDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 453; Location: 930 ASHLAND TERRACE; Grades: KG – 8)
BRAINERD BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 452; Location: P O BOX 8099; Grades: PK – 6)
BRIGHT SCHOOL (Students: 398; Location: 1950 HIXSON PIKE; Grades: PK – 6)
LEE HIGHWAY CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 372; Location: 7122 LEE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 8)
OUR LADY-PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 505 S. MOORE RD.; Grades: KG – 8)
LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 305; Location: 800 BELVOIR AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL (Students: 201; Location: 7525 MIN-TOM DRIVE; Grades: PK – 6)
ST PETERS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 159; Location: 848 ASHLAND TERRACE; Grades: PK – 6)
SENTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC (Students: 149; Location: 1512 S HOLTZCLAW AVE; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Chattanooga:

CHATTANOOGA-HAMILTON CO. BICENTENNIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,917,945; Location: 1001 BROAD STREET; 1,116,062 books; 14,085 audio materials; 5,331 video materials; 1,382 serial subscriptions)