East Ridge

Population: 22,034
Median household income: $55,988
Median home value: $182,500

Located in Hamilton County, Tennessee, East Ridge is a community with a population of 22,034. At $55,988, its median household income sits below Hamilton County's $72,568.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Ridge's population grew 4.1% from 21,168 to 22,034, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $130,400 to $182,500.

23.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,034
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,988
Median home value: $182,500
Median gross rent: $1,112
Housing units: 10,402
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,16822,034

Median household income

$47,203$55,988

Median home value

$130,400$182,500

Median gross rent

$848$1,112

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,168	$47,203	$130,400	$848
2020	21,187	$47,811	$133,200	$911
2021	21,967	$49,517	$141,800	$923
2022	22,040	$53,103	$164,000	$1,024
2023	22,034	$55,988	$182,500	$1,112

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3419.5%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,057	4.8%
5 to 17	3,387	15.4%
18 to 24	1,540	7.0%
25 to 34	4,305	19.5%
35 to 44	2,526	11.5%
45 to 54	2,495	11.3%
55 to 64	2,907	13.2%
65 to 74	2,142	9.7%
75 and over	1,675	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,126	68.6%
Black or African American	2,551	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	170	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	220	1.0%
Two or more races	587	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,367	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,283	14.2%
High school graduate	4,578	28.5%
Some college or associate's	5,479	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,465	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,245	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,194	72.4%
Carpooled	1,211	10.7%
Public transit	58	0.5%
Walked	273	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,380	12.2%
Other means	207	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,199	22.1%
15 to 29 min	6,008	60.4%
30 to 44 min	1,157	11.6%
45 to 59 min	380	3.8%
60+ min	199	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 14.8% (3,228 of 21,752)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,614	58.6%
Nonfamily households	3,964	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,578	92.1%
Vacant	824	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,519	57.6%
Renter-occupied	4,059	42.4%

1-unit, detached66.2%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,885	66.2%
1-unit, attached	627	6.0%
2 to 4 units	1,262	12.1%
5 to 19 units	765	7.4%
20 or more units	740	7.1%
Mobile home & other	123	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4722720
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9973, -85.2285