With 11,508 people, Lovejoy is a city in Georgia. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 9,013 people. The median age is 30.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. Density works out to 3,959 people per square mile. People stay put here: 80% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,612, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 279%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lovejoy
What changed most since 1990
Population770 → 11,508(+1,395%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share40.4% → 81.6%(+41.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share55.8% → 5.3%(−50.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Lovejoy's population equals 3.8% of Clayton County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 1.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)51.3%(344)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.9%(200)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era13.4%(90)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 670 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lovejoy, decade by decade
Lovejoy population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
770
$84,754
$140,644
5.0%
65.5
2000
2,495
$73,119
$69,952
3.8%
62.0
2010
6,422
$67,515
$175,937
21.3%
59.6
2020
10,122
$62,489
$173,564
22.7%
49.8
2024
11,508
$71,612
$265,100
28.6%
40.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
