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Population (year 2000): 1,617. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,570 (-2.9% change)
Males: 782 (48.4%), Females: 835 (51.6%)
Walker County
Zip code:
30750
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $62,045 (year 2000)
Median house value: $186,700 (year 2000)
Races in Lookout Mountain:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (22.4%), United States
(14.8%), German (13.0%), Scottish (7.6%), Irish (7.5%),
Scotch-Irish (7.2%).
Elevation: 1700 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
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%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -96 (-5.6%).
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)
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 primary/middle school in Lookout Mountain:
- FAIRYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 309;
Location: 1306 LULA LAKE ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
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