2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Norton, VA vs Chattanooga, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Chattanooga, is 42% more than it is in Norton and is 37% below the National Average.
- Norton unemployment rate is 6.4%.
- Chattanooga unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Norton, VAChattanooga, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.4%5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.1%2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth12.4%44.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,135$34,080$37,638
 Household Income$35,592$50,437$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,156$70,645$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Norton, VAChattanooga, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K25.1%13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.1%5.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.3%10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%11.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.1%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.6%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.2%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.5%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.9%12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%4.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.9%5.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Norton, VAChattanooga, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.8%14.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.6%4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%2.4%1.8%
 Legal1.9%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library1.8%5.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.2%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.9%8.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%4.4%3.6%
 Personal care4.3%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.1%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.6%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.4%15.1%13.1%
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Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More

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