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Lookout Mountain, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Lookout Mountain is a Census city of 1,721 people across 2.59 square miles of land, in Walker County. Median household income is $158,000, 84.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $75,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lookout Mountain
What Lookout Mountain is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.59 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land664
- County holding the largest share of its areaWalker County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lookout Mountain
- Population1,721
- Median age36.1
- Population under 18570 plus or minus 133
- Share under 1833.1 percent
- Population 65 and over257 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over14.9 percent
- Households580
- Family households470
- Share of households that are families81.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lookout Mountain
- Median household income$158,000
- Per capita income$67,686
- Civilian labor force685
- Employed674
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over1,069
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.4 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher85.8 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree29.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lookout Mountain
- Housing units638
- Occupied units580
- Vacant units58 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate9.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied487
- Renter occupied93 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate84.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$564,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,213 plus or minus $377
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Single family units581
- Share single family91.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more57 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lookout Mountain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute526
- Commuting under 15 minutes146 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more103 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Drove alone71.3 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Carpooled7.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home20.1 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lookout Mountain (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$75,000
- Average approval$75,000
- Median approval$75,000
- Largest approval$75,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lookout Mountain, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lookout Mountain
- NFIP communityCity of Lookout Mountain
- NFIP community number130448
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/05/07
The City of Lookout Mountain does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130448 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Walker County, not Lookout Mountain
Walker County context, not Lookout Mountain figures
- Establishments in Walker County756
- Covered employment, Walker County14,922
- Average annual pay, Walker County$45,778
- Housing units permitted, Walker County344
Every figure in this section is published for Walker County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lookout Mountain.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lookout Mountain questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lookout Mountain, Georgia?
1,721, in 580 households. Lookout Mountain city covers 2.59 square miles of land, which is 664 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lookout Mountain in?
Walker County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lookout Mountain?
$158,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $564,600. Median gross rent is $1,213 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lookout Mountain businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $75,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $75,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lookout Mountain, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lookout Mountain borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lookout Mountain. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lookout Mountain in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Lookout Mountain appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lookout Mountain, city of, community 130448, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lookout Mountain figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Walker County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lookout Mountain.
Is zoning published for Lookout Mountain?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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