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Hamilton County

Population in July 2007: 1,877. Population change since 2000: -4.8%
 

Males: 893  (47.6%)
Females: 984  (52.4%)
Median resident age:  43.0 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37350.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $117,800 (it was $100,782 in 2000)
Lookout Mountain  $117,800
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $513,800 (it was $332,600 in 2000)
Lookout Mountain  $513,800
Tennessee:  $130,800

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Races in Lookout Mountain:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Black (2.1%)

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

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Ancestries: English (28.4%), German (13.0%), United States (12.5%), Irish (10.0%), Scottish (9.6%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1890

Elevation: 1800 feet

Land area: 1.26 square miles.

Population density: 1490 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lookout Mountain

  • High school or higher: 98.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lookout Mountain town

  • Never married: 14.3%
  • Now married: 71.3%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

27 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

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

Lookout Mountain:  0.8% ($2,771)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Lookout Mountain satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (6.7 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (107.5 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (499.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lookout Mountain, GA (1.5 miles ), Rossville, GA (4.3 miles ), Rossville-Beverly Hills, GA (5.2 miles ), Chattanooga Valley, GA (5.2 miles ), Fairview, GA (6.0 miles ), Fairyland, GA (6.3 miles ), Lakeview, GA (6.5 miles ), Chattanooga, TN (6.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $333,300
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $317,500
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $400,000
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $416,300
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $237,500
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $349,300
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $127,500
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $450,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $705,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $475,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $446,000

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Latitude: 35.00 N, Longitude: 85.35 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 706

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Population change in the 1990s: +143 (+7.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (19%)
  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Top executives (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (8%)
  • Lawyers (8%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Art and design workers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)


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Crime in Lookout Mountain by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00100
    per 100,000 0.00.051.50.00.0
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 01100
    per 100,000 0.050.851.50.00.0
Burglaries 78411
    per 100,000 346.9406.5206.251.752.0
Thefts 16912109
    per 100,000 792.9457.3618.6516.5468.3
Auto thefts 21000
    per 100,000 99.150.80.00.00.0
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 63.961.090.724.322.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 21 (16 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  8.52
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

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Lookout Mountain-area historical tornado activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 78% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1997, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the Lookout Mountain town center injured 44 people and caused $45 million in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.1 miles away from the town center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Lookout Mountain topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Lookout Mountain:
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 5 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
  • ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
  • SISKIN HOSP FOR PHYSICAL REHAB (about 6 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Lookout Mountain, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lookout Mountain:
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 11 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 47 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 96 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 19 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: 1A0)
  • BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 23 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lookout Mountain:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 6 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)

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Notable location: Lookout Mountain City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Lookout Mountain include: Reformed Presbyterian Church (A), Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (B), First Baptist Church of Lookout Mountain (C), Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Lookout Mountain Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Battles for Chattanooga Museum (1110 East Brow Road), Lookout Mountain Incline Railway (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 827 East Brow Road).

Hotel: Chanticleer Lodge (1300 Mockingbird Lane).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.1%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  0.3%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.2%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Lookout Mountain compared to Tennessee state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below 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):
  • SunTrust Bank: Lookout Mountain Branch at 802 Scenic Highway, branch established on 1969-10-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.



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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 2$4,457$26,7420$0
Streets and Highways 10$25,558$30,6700$0
Police - Other 4$9,500$28,5000$0
Police Protection - Officers 16$47,747$35,8100$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,767
Totals for Government 32$87,263$32,7241$1,767



Lookout Mountain government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $26,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $489,000
    Police Protection: $453,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $249,000
    Financial Administration: $139,000
    Parks & Recreation: $69,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $104,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $148,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,135,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,970,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $165,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $75,000
    Interest Earnings: $67,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $55,000
    Police Protection: $41,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,545,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,074,000
    Highways: $55,000
    Electric Utilities: $13,000
  • Tax - Property: $964,000
    NEC: $108,000
    Public Utilities: $25,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,048,000

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,745 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.87%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($214 average AGI)
Hamilton County:  0.06%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Catoosa County, GA  0.46% ($35,179 average AGI)
from Bradley County, TN  0.32% ($44,375)
from Walker County, GA  0.32% ($36,450)


5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($81 average AGI)
Hamilton County:  0.04%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Catoosa County, GA  0.61% ($35,472 average AGI)
to Walker County, GA  0.38% ($35,805)
to Bradley County, TN  0.33% ($35,700)


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)
  • WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • 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)
  • WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKWN (1420 AM; 3 kW; TRENTON, GA; Owner: RA-AD OF TRENTON, INC.)
  • WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lookout Mountain:
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, 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)
  • W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WTVC (Channel 9; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
  • WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
  • 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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