Lookout Mountain

Population: 1,825
Median household income: $149,688
Median home value: $469,500

Lookout Mountain is a community in Walker County, Georgia, home to 1,825 residents. The median household income of $149,688 is above the Walker County median ($55,887).

From 2019 to 2023, Lookout Mountain's population grew 5.7% from 1,727 to 1,825, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $354,800 to $469,500.

83.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 86.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,825
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $149,688
Median home value: $469,500
Median gross rent: $1,169
Housing units: 659
Homeownership rate: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 83.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7271,825

Median household income

$114,191$149,688

Median home value

$354,800$469,500

Median gross rent

$1,047$1,169

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,727	$114,191	$354,800	$1,047
2020	1,629	$122,222	$372,000	$1,063
2021	1,701	$128,611	$387,000	$1,146
2022	1,793	$145,625	$451,200	$1,133
2023	1,825	$149,688	$469,500	$1,169

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	163	8.9%
5 to 17	375	20.5%
18 to 24	146	8.0%
25 to 34	152	8.3%
35 to 44	222	12.2%
45 to 54	232	12.7%
55 to 64	237	13.0%
65 to 74	181	9.9%
75 and over	117	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,606	88.0%
Black or African American	30	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	1.5%
Two or more races	71	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	70	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate4.8%

Some college or associate's8.9%

Bachelor's degree51.4%

Graduate or professional degree32.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	2.6%
High school graduate	55	4.8%
Some college or associate's	101	8.9%
Bachelor's degree	586	51.4%
Graduate or professional degree	369	32.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	567	71.8%
Carpooled	48	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	152	19.2%
Other means	5	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	187	29.3%
15 to 29 min	348	54.5%
30 to 44 min	72	11.3%
45 to 59 min	15	2.4%
60+ min	16	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 5.4% (95 of 1,772)

	Count	Share
Family households	508	84.7%
Nonfamily households	92	15.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	600	91.0%
Vacant	59	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	518	86.3%
Renter-occupied	82	13.7%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	577	87.6%
1-unit, attached	25	3.8%
2 to 4 units	13	2.0%
5 to 19 units	19	2.9%
20 or more units	25	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1347336
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9665, -85.3619