COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chattanooga vs Wichita
PLACE A
Chattanooga, TN-GA
VS
PLACE B
Wichita, KS
Chattanooga is 10% smaller than Wichita. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
CHATTANOOGAWICHITADIFFERENCE
Total population594,530663,809−10% vs Wichita
Population density285160+125
Population growth6.5%3.9%+2.6 pts
Median age40.436.7+3.7
Male48.8%49.8%−1.0 pts
Female51.2%50.2%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born5.0%7.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.5%68.7%+6.9 pts
Black11.7%6.4%+5.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%14.8%−8.4 pts
Asian1.6%3.6%−2.0 pts
Other4.6%6.4%−1.8 pts
Median household income$72,439$70,720+$1,719
Per capita income$41,227$37,675+$3,552
Poverty rate13.0%13.0%+0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4700.452+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%31.8%+0.1 pts
Graduate degree11.9%11.5%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%4.9%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation62.1%65.2%−3.2 pts
Median home value$278,889$201,271+$77,619
Median gross rent$1,140$983+$157
Owner-occupied68.3%65.3%+3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%9.1%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.9%40.6%+0.3 pts
Average commute24.220.1+4.2
Worked from home13.3%8.2%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured10.2%10.1%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025