Lookout Mountain is home to 1,721 people in Georgia. Households here earn about 104% more than in Georgia as a whole. 86% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Median household income runs $158,000, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $158,000, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
86% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lookout Mountain
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree61.8% → 85.8%(+24.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share98.7% → 87.3%(−11.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$293,048 → $564,600(+93%)US over the same years: +67%
Lookout Mountain's population equals 2.5% of Walker County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6.5%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.5%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.5%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.9%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 46 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lookout Mountain, decade by decade
Lookout Mountain population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,636
$115,753
$293,048
61.8%
3.2
2000
1,617
$113,025
$341,196
70.0%
3.7
2010
1,602
$123,778
$441,354
75.2%
8.0
2020
1,641
$148,138
$450,878
81.1%
17.4
2024
1,721
$158,000
$564,600
85.8%
28.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
