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Population in July 2007: 1,550. Population change since 2000: -4.2%
 

Males: 782  (48.4%)
Females: 835  (51.6%)

Walker County

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 30750.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $59,800 (it was $62,045 in 2000)
Lookout Mountain  $59,800
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $195,200 (it was $186,700 in 2000)
Lookout Mountain  $195,200
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Lookout Mountain:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lookout Mountain: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (22.4%), United States (14.8%), German (13.0%), Scottish (7.6%), Irish (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1700 feet

Land area: 2.66 square miles.

Population density: 584 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lookout Mountain

  • High school or higher: 96.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 26.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lookout Mountain city

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 69.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

25 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.5%
Georgia:  7.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lookout Mountain:  0.9% ($1,773)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (7.7 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (106.5 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (501.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lookout Mountain, TN (1.5 miles ), Chattanooga Valley, GA (3.9 miles ), Rossville, GA (4.4 miles ), Fairyland, GA (4.9 miles ), Rossville-Beverly Hills, GA (5.0 miles ), Fairview, GA (5.4 miles ), Lakeview, GA (6.7 miles ), Chattanooga, TN (7.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $300,000
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $456,200
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $161,700
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $262,500
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $250,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $300,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $275,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $160,000
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $435,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $523,300
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 34.98 N, Longitude: 85.35 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 706

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Population change in the 1990s: -96 (-5.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (14%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (16%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Lawyers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Crime in Lookout Mountain by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2005
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 11096
    per 100,000 60.4591.4561.1369.9
Thefts 303478
    per 100,000 1811.62010.6436.4493.2
Auto thefts 0310
    per 100,000 0.0177.462.30.0
Arson 0N/A00
    per 100,000 0.0N/A0.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 143.7) 76.7136.061.745.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.51
US city average:  3.00

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Lookout Mountain-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 80% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1997, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Lookout Mountain city center injured 44 people and caused $45 million in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 39.0 miles away from the city center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Lookout Mountain topographic map

Birthplace of: Jacob Skogen - College basketball player (Mercer Bears).


Hospitals/medical centers near Lookout Mountain:
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 6 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
  • ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
  • SISKIN HOSP FOR PHYSICAL REHAB (about 7 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Lookout Mountain, GA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lookout Mountain:
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 12 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 46 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 95 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lookout Mountain:
  • MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 17 miles; JASPER, TN; ID: APT)
  • DALLAS BAY SKY PARK (about 20 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: 1A0)
  • BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 21 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA; ID: 9A5)

Amtrak station near Lookout Mountain:
  • 12 miles: CHATTANOOGA (GREYHOUND STA., 960 AIRPORT RD.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

College/University in Lookout Mountain:
  • COVENANT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,125; Location: 14049 Scenic Highway; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.covenant.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lookout Mountain:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 7 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
Public elementary/middle school in Lookout Mountain:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Birthplace of: Caleb Skogen - College basketball player (Mercer Bears). added by Juanita

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Notable locations in Lookout Mountain: Lookout Mountain Golf Club (A), Rock City Gardens (B), Lookout Mountain City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lookout Mountain include: Our Lady of the Mountain Church (A), Lookout Mountain United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mills Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Lookout Mountain Attractions (1400 Patten Road).

Hotels: Chanticleer Inn (1300 Mockingbird Lane), Garden Walk Bed & Breakfast (1206 Lula Lake Rd), Chanticleer Lodge (1300 Mockingbird Lane).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.4%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  0.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.1%
Whole state:  6.1%

Lookout Mountain compared to Georgia state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Lookout Mountain (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank & Trust, Inc.: Lookout Mountain Branch at 107 Mcfarland Road, branch established on 1990-09-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $70.1 mil, Deposits: $61.5 mil, headquarters in Trenton, GA, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 3 total offices



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation 1$1,922$23,0640$0
Sewerage 1$2,857$34,2840$0
Streets and Highways 3$7,853$31,4120$0
Police - Other 0$0 1$1,152
Police Protection - Officers 8$21,281$31,9220$0
Financial Administration 1$2,401$28,8120$0
Totals for Government 14$36,313$31,1251$1,152



Lookout Mountain government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $215,000
    Solid Waste Management: $77,000
    All Other: $22,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $187,000
    Police Protection: $181,000
    Fire Protection: $181,000
    Solid Waste Management: $174,000
    Sewerage: $125,000
    Central Staff Services: $67,000
    Parks & Recreation: $55,000
    Regular Highways: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks & Recreation: $23,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $120,000
    General Support: $100,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,288,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $5,139,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $149,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $49,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $33,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,754,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $323,000
  • Tax - Property: $361,000
    Other Selective Sales: $64,000
    Public Utilities: $47,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $23,000
    NEC: $22,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $430,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $196,000

7.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,930 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.83%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($87 average AGI)
Walker County:  0.05%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hamilton County, TN  2.10% ($35,805 average AGI)
from Catoosa County, GA  2.03% ($29,956)
from Whitfield County, GA  0.36% ($34,240)


7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Georgia average:  9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Catoosa County, GA  1.92% ($29,010 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, TN  1.79% ($36,450)
to Chattooga County, GA  0.37% ($25,090)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lookout Mountain:
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WDEF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDOD (1310 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WNOO (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: PYE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUUS (980 AM; 1 kW; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLMR (1450 AM; 1 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: GRACE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WJOC (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARAH MARGARETT FRYAR)
  • WKWN (1420 AM; 3 kW; TRENTON, GA; Owner: RA-AD OF TRENTON, INC.)
  • WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lookout Mountain:
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
  • W203AZ (88.5 FM; FAIRMOUNT, TN; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lookout Mountain:
  • WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRCB-TV (Channel 3; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
  • WTVC (Channel 9; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
  • W26BE (Channel 26; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WOOT-LP (Channel 6; CHATTANOOGA, ETC., TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCNT-LP (Channel 65; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • WYHB-CA (Channel 39; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: YING HUA BENNS)

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