Lookout Mountain, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,721

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.1

7.67% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.24%

58.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$158,000

5.55% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$564,600

Population & Diversity

Lookout Mountain, GA is home to a population of 1.72k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.83% of Lookout Mountain, GA residents were born outside of the country (66 people).

In 2024, there were 15.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.5k people) in Lookout Mountain, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 97 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 89 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Lookout Mountain, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lookout Mountain, GA was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lookout Mountain, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lookout Mountain, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.5k ± 271
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
97 ± 74
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
89 ± 113

6.51%

Hispanic Population

112 people

6.51% of the people in Lookout Mountain, GA are hispanic (112 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lookout Mountain, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

3.83%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

66 people

3.34%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

61 people

As of 2024, 3.83% of Lookout Mountain, GA residents (66 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lookout Mountain, GA was 3.34%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lookout Mountain, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
20 ± 24
Korea
5 ± 16
Gulf War (2001-)
3 ± 20

Lookout Mountain, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lookout Mountain, GA.

Economy

The economy of Lookout Mountain, GA employs 674 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lookout Mountain, GA were Educational Services (112 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (87 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (66 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($151,607), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($151,071), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($150,938).

Employment

Occupations

674

2024 Value

± 115

−15.9%

1 Year decline

± 27.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lookout Mountain, GA declined at a rate of −15.9%, from 801 employees to 674 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lookout Mountain, GA, are Management Occupations (198 people), Sales & Related Occupations (73 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (63 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lookout Mountain, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

674

2024 Value

± 115

−15.9%

1 Year decline

± 27.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lookout Mountain, GA declined at a rate of −15.9%, from 801 employees to 674 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lookout Mountain, GA, are Educational Services (112 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (87 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (66 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lookout Mountain, GA, though some of these residents may live in Lookout Mountain, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$130,417

Median earning men ± $49,045

$65,000

Median earning women ± $22,979

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($172,679), Other Services Except Public Administration ($157,614), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($150,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($150,893), Manufacturing ($128,333), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lookout Mountain, GA was $564,600 in 2024, which is 1.7 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $469,500 to $564,600, a 20.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Lookout Mountain, GA is 84%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lookout Mountain, GA have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lookout Mountain, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$564,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$65,706

$487

Median Property Taxes

±$85

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lookout Mountain, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lookout Mountain, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84%

Homeownership

2024

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84% of the housing units in Lookout Mountain, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lookout Mountain, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$158,000

Median Household Income

± $19,038

580

Number of Households

± 96

In 2024, the median household income of the 580 households in Lookout Mountain, GA grew to $158,000 from the previous year's value of $149,688.

The following chart displays the households in Lookout Mountain, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lookout Mountain, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.3%)
Worked At Home (20.1%)
Carpooled (7.14%)

In 2024, 71.3% of workers in Lookout Mountain, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.14%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lookout Mountain, GA have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.04% of the workforce in Lookout Mountain, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lookout Mountain, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lookout Mountain, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lookout Mountain, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lookout Mountain, GA (38 out of 1.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lookout Mountain, GA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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