Lookout Mountain

Population: 2,112
Median household income: $195,063
Median home value: $761,600

Located in Hamilton County, Tennessee, Lookout Mountain is a community with a population of 2,112. Its median household income of $195,063 runs above the Hamilton County figure of $72,568.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lookout Mountain's population grew 7.5% from 1,965 to 2,112, while its median home value rose 46.4% from $520,300 to $761,600.

The median resident is 49.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,112
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $195,063
Median home value: $761,600
Median gross rent: $1,465
Housing units: 864
Homeownership rate: 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 88.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9652,112

Median household income

$130,446$195,063

Median home value

$520,300$761,600

Median gross rent

$1,205$1,465

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,965	$130,446	$520,300	$1,205
2020	2,013	$137,368	$486,300	$1,750
2021	2,070	$152,143	$523,800	$1,833
2022	2,128	$181,458	$710,600	$1,446
2023	2,112	$195,063	$761,600	$1,465

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over13.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	139	6.6%
5 to 17	422	20.0%
18 to 24	79	3.7%
25 to 34	117	5.5%
35 to 44	210	9.9%
45 to 54	303	14.3%
55 to 64	288	13.6%
65 to 74	275	13.0%
75 and over	279	13.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,055	97.3%
Black or African American	7	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.6%

High school graduate1.9%

Some college or associate's9.0%

Bachelor's degree49.4%

Graduate or professional degree39.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	0.6%
High school graduate	28	1.9%
Some college or associate's	133	9.0%
Bachelor's degree	727	49.4%
Graduate or professional degree	575	39.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	656	78.9%
Carpooled	22	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	148	17.8%
Other means	2	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	148	21.7%
15 to 29 min	420	61.5%
30 to 44 min	97	14.2%
45 to 59 min	9	1.3%
60+ min	9	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 2.0% (43 of 2,112)

	Count	Share
Family households	616	76.7%
Nonfamily households	187	23.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	803	92.9%
Vacant	61	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	747	93.0%
Renter-occupied	56	7.0%

1-unit, detached93.3%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	806	93.3%
1-unit, attached	28	3.2%
2 to 4 units	22	2.5%
5 to 19 units	5	0.6%
20 or more units	3	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4743640
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9945, -85.3516