Lookout Mountain

Population: 1,074
Median household income: $43,472
Median home value: $95,500

Lookout Mountain is a community in Etowah County, Alabama, home to 1,074 residents. Its median household income of $43,472 runs below the Etowah County figure of $53,070.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lookout Mountain's population declined 43.0% from 1,884 to 1,074, while its median home value rose 3.5% from $92,300 to $95,500.

The typical home was built around 1983. 32.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,074
Median age: 52.4 yrs
Median household income: $43,472
Median home value: $95,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 567
Homeownership rate: 94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8841,074

Median household income

$39,559$43,472

Median home value

$92,300$95,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,884	$39,559	$92,300
2020	1,528	$38,021	$86,100
2021	1,427	—	$78,500
2022	1,287	$32,071	$80,000
2023	1,074	$43,472	$95,500

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

Age distribution

Under 50.7%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 444.2%

45 to 5420.9%

55 to 6420.9%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	0.7%
5 to 17	155	14.4%
18 to 24	78	7.3%
25 to 34	62	5.8%
35 to 44	45	4.2%
45 to 54	225	20.9%
55 to 64	224	20.9%
65 to 74	137	12.8%
75 and over	141	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,038	96.6%
Black or African American	31	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.7%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree2.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	273	32.7%
High school graduate	242	29.0%
Some college or associate's	262	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	18	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	39	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	260	83.9%
Carpooled	42	13.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	101	33.4%
15 to 29 min	125	41.4%
30 to 44 min	45	14.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	31	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 32.2% (333 of 1,033)

	Count	Share
Family households	270	63.8%
Nonfamily households	153	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	423	74.6%
Vacant	144	25.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	401	94.8%
Renter-occupied	22	5.2%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	418	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	149	26.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0144160
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.1159, -85.9655