Chattanooga metropolitan area

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of six counties – three in southeast Tennessee (Hamilton, Marion, and Sequatchie) and three in northwest Georgia (Catoosa, Dade, and Walker) – anchored by the city of Chattanooga. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 528,143

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

• Chattanooga, Tennessee (Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

• East Brainerd, Tennessee
• East Ridge, Tennessee
• Middle Valley, Tennessee
• Red Bank, Tennessee
• Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Collegedale, Tennessee
• Fairview, Georgia
• Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
• Harrison, Tennessee
• LaFayette, Georgia
• Ooltewah, Tennessee
• Signal Mountain, Tennessee

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Chattanooga Valley, Georgia Chickamauga, Georgia Dunlap, Tennessee Fairmount, Tennessee Indian Springs, Georgia Jasper, Tennessee Kimball, Tennessee Lakesite, Tennessee Lakeview, Georgia Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Monteagle, Tennessee (partial) New Hope, Tennessee Powells Crossroads, Tennessee Ringgold, Georgia Rossville, Georgia South Pittsburg, Tennessee Trenton, Georgia Walden, Tennessee Whitwell, Tennessee

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

• Orme, Tennessee
• Ridgeside, Tennessee

Unincorporated places

• Apison, Tennessee
• Bakewell, Tennessee
• Birchwood, Tennessee
• Falling Water, Tennessee
• Haletown, Tennessee
• Hixson, Tennessee
• Kensington, Georgia
• Lone Oak, Tennessee
• Rising Fawn, Georgia
• Sale Creek, Tennessee
• Wildwood, Georgia

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 476,531 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 $34,829, and the median income 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.

Combined Statistical Area

The Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA Combined Statistical Area is made up of six counties in southeast Tennessee and three counties in northwest Georgia. The statistical area includes the Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area, Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area.

See also

• Tennessee census statistical areas
• Georgia census statistical areas
• List of cities and towns in Tennessee
• List of cities in Georgia
• List of towns and villages in Georgia

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.