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37409 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37409 covers Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a population of about 3,417 and a median household income of $75,076.

Population
3,417774 per square mile
Median age
35.13.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$75,0761.1× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
18.1%5.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$401,598up 24.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,138about the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
55.2%20.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
57.6%7.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
123

Where 37409 is

Chattanooga, Tennessee — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,417
Median age35.1
Family households51.2%
Born outside the US9.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.3%
White (non-Hispanic)72.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.9%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Veterans4.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$75,076
Income per person$37,348
Poverty rate18.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k6.6%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k6.7%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k20.5%
$100–125k14.3%
$125–150k3.9%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more4.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,460
Mean adjusted gross income$87,577
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.5%
Returns, under $25k24.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.5%
Returns, $200k or more7.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$245,900
Median gross rent$1,138
Rent as a share of household income25%
Owner-occupied57.6%
Vacant homes10.9%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house79.1%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units15.4%
5 to 19 units0.5%
20 or more units2.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$401,598as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 141.4%
Typical asking rent$1,798as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$405,080$103,622

$103,622 in 2000 to $401,598 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.2%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home10.4%
Drives to work alone83.2%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.2% 1.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.7% 6.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.3% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.2% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments123
People employed2,637
Annual payroll$200,736,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 63.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.2 out of 100
Community resilience69.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire49.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Tennessee and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTennesseeUnited States
Median household income$75,076$67,097$78,538
Income per person$37,348$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate18.1%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$245,900$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,138$1,122$1,348
Homeownership57.6%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.2%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate8.2%4.7%5.2%
Works from home10.4%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US9.3%5.9%13.9%
Median age35.138.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLOOKOUT MTN-POINT PARK, TN US1.8 km away
Rain in a year59 in

Average high and low by month

January45.6°F / 28.7°F5.53 in rain
February49.4°F / 31.4°F5.99 in rain
March58.3°F / 38.6°F5.59 in rain
April67.7°F / 47.4°F5.52 in rain
May74.2°F / 56.8°F4.31 in rain
June80.5°F / 64.7°F4.21 in rain
July83.8°F / 67.4°F4.78 in rain
August82.4°F / 66.6°F3.98 in rain
September77.6°F / 61.3°F4.92 in rain
October67.4°F / 50.6°F3.78 in rain
November56.8°F / 39.8°F4.62 in rain
December48.5°F / 32.4°F5.37 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Hamilton County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

37410 Chattanooga, TN1.6 km away
37350 Lookout Mountain, TN1.8 km away
37408 Chattanooga, TN4.1 km away
37407 Chattanooga, TN4.2 km away
37419 Chattanooga, TN5.2 km away
37402 Chattanooga, TN5.5 km away
37401 Chattanooga, TN5.6 km away
37414 Chattanooga, TN5.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Hamilton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.42 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density774 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.9981, -85.3310

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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