Hamilton County, Tennessee
Hamilton County, Tennessee · ZIP 37302, 37308, 37315
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 386,256 (2024 estimate)Population
- 151,316Households
- $72,568Median household income
- $282,100Median home value
- 19Towns with a page
- 30ZIP codes
Hamilton County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 307,896 |
| 2010 | 336,463 |
| 2020 | 366,207 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $72,568 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 97,369 units
- Renter occupied
- 53,947 units
- Vacancy rate
- 8.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.
205,761 employees in 9,883 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Hamilton County | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 370,913 | 6,986,082 |
| Median household income | $72,568 | $67,097 |
| Median age | 39.5 | 38.9 |
| Median home value | $282,100 | $256,800 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 37.0% | 30.4% |
| Foreign-born residents | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 64.3% | 67.0% |
| Mean commute to work | 21.9 minutes | 25.7 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Hamilton County19 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | City | 191,496 | 142.4 sq mi |
| East Ridge | City | 21,970 | 8.28 sq mi |
| Soddy-Daisy | City | 13,430 | 23.2 sq mi |
| Red Bank | City | 12,073 | 6.56 sq mi |
| Middle Valley | Census designated place | 11,808 | 9.77 sq mi |
| Collegedale | City | 11,510 | 12.5 sq mi |
| Signal Mountain | Town | 8,877 | 8.37 sq mi |
| Harrison | Census designated place | 8,446 | 6.74 sq mi |
| Apison | Census designated place | 4,397 | 16.2 sq mi |
| Sale Creek | Census designated place | 2,775 | 30.1 sq mi |
| Falling Water | Census designated place | 2,090 | 5.01 sq mi |
| Lookout Mountain | Town | 2,038 | 1.34 sq mi |
| Walden | Town | 1,974 | 3.53 sq mi |
| Lakesite | City | 1,949 | 1.74 sq mi |
| Fairmount | Census designated place | 1,932 | 4.19 sq mi |
| Mowbray Mountain | Census designated place | 1,797 | 20.2 sq mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | Census designated place | 1,052 | 17.3 sq mi |
| Ooltewah | Census designated place | 489 | 0.62 sq mi |
| Ridgeside | City | 444 | 0.17 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 47 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Bledsoe CountyPopulation 15,591 (2024 estimate)
- Bradley CountyPopulation 113,782 (2024 estimate)
- Catoosa CountyPopulation 68,940 (2024 estimate)
- Dade CountyPopulation 16,068 (2024 estimate)
- Marion CountyPopulation 29,826 (2024 estimate)
- Meigs CountyPopulation 13,937 (2024 estimate)
- Rhea CountyPopulation 34,759 (2024 estimate)
- Sequatchie CountyPopulation 17,620 (2024 estimate)
- Walker CountyPopulation 69,340 (2024 estimate)
- Whitfield CountyPopulation 105,070 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.