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| Chattanooga |
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| Population 2000: | 155,554 |
| Population 2002: | 155,404 |
| Elevation: | 685 feet |
| Area codes: | 423 |
| Land area: | 135.2 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 3.4% (1.5% Asia, 1.1% Latin America, 0.6% Europe) |
| County: | Hamilton |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Manufacturing (16.5%), Retail trade (10.7%). |
| Population growth: | -150 (-0.10%) |
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| Races |
| 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% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 46.1% |
| Never married: | 28.3% |
| Divorced: | 13.6% |
| Widowed: | 9.4% |
| Separated: | 2.6% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $83,500 |
| Household income: | $32,006 |
| Resident age: | 36.8 years |
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| Chattanooga Compared to Tennessee State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 77.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 21.5% |
| Unemployed: | 7.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 7.5% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 808.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 625 (394.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 112 (70.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 24 (15.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 9,462 (5969.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 2,574 (1623.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,432 (903.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 1,638 (1033.4 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 12.3% |
| English: | 7.9% |
| Irish: | 7.5% |
| German: | 6.4% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.2% |
| Scottish: | 1.9% |