Lovejoy is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 12,080 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lovejoy is the 102nd largest community in Georgia. Lovejoy has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Lovejoy, where the median household income is $59,184.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lovejoy is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lovejoy is a city of professionals, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lovejoy who work in management occupations (9.71%), healthcare suport services (7.70%), and sales jobs (7.59%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.99% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Lovejoy is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lovejoy, the average commute to work is 35.67 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Lovejoy is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.55% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lovejoy in 2022 was $21,789, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,156 for a family of four. However, Lovejoy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lovejoy is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lovejoy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lovejoy residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lovejoy also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lovejoy include Jamaican, Egyptian, Ghanian, Nigerian, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Lovejoy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
