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Lookout Mountain, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Lookout Mountain is a Census town of 2,111 people across 1.34 square miles of land, in Hamilton County. Median household income is $201,000, 94.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lookout Mountain
What Lookout Mountain is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,572
- County holding the largest share of its areaHamilton 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
- Population2,111
- Median age49.2
- Population under 18519
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over590
- Share 65 and over27.9 percent
- Households806
- Family households638
- Share of households that are families79.2 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$201,000
- Per capita income$114,762
- Civilian labor force823
- Employed820
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Adults 25 and over1,504
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher86.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree38.6 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 units859
- Occupied units806
- Vacant units53 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied762
- Renter occupied44 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate94.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$855,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,428
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Single family units814
- Share single family94.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more45 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more5.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1952
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 commute631
- Commuting under 15 minutes127 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more102 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.2 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Drove alone72.4 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home23.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Lookout Mountain
- NFIP communityTown of Lookout Mountain
- NFIP community number470075
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/28/25
The Town of Lookout Mountain participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470075 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.
Hamilton County, not Lookout Mountain
Hamilton County context, not Lookout Mountain figures
- Establishments in Hamilton County9,883
- Covered employment, Hamilton County221,207
- Average annual pay, Hamilton County$66,004
- Housing units permitted, Hamilton County2,130
Every figure in this section is published for Hamilton 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, Tennessee?
2,111, in 806 households. Lookout Mountain town covers 1.34 square miles of land, which is 1,572 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?
Hamilton 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?
$201,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $855,300. Median gross rent is $1,428 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lookout Mountain in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lookout Mountain appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lookout Mountain, town of, community 470075, 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 Hamilton 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.