Lovejoy, GA Demographic Data
Lovejoy, GA Summary
Lovejoy is located in Clayton County in Georgia
- Population: 6,285
- Area: 2.62 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.60 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,399.77 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 961.29 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lovejoy, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,215
51%
50.8
Male
3,037
49%
49.2
Total Population
6,252
323,128,000
Lovejoy, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
552
8.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
547
8.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
737
11.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
434
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
419
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,237
19.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
874
14.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
938
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
177
2.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
100
1.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
148
2.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
84
1.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
5
0.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,148
66.3%
77.2
Female
2,110
50.9%
51.3
Male
2,038
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,918
62.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
304
4.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
237
3.8%
15.2
Female
186
78.5%
55.8
Male
51
21.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0
Lovejoy, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,861
93.7%
96.8
White
1,072
17.1%
72.6
Black or African American
4,604
73.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
17
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
11
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
6
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
168
2.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
391
6.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,006
16.1%
17.8
Mexican
599
9.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
121
1.9%
1.7
Cuban
86
1.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
200
3.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,246
83.9%
82.2
Lovejoy, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
163
4.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
257
7.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,002
28.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
934
26.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
569
16.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
472
13.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
166
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
420
11.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,143
88.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
638
17.9%
31.2
Lovejoy, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,042
46.2%
33.7%
Now Married
1,289
29.2%
47.5
Divorced
832
18.8%
11.0%
Separated
149
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
104
2.4
5.8%
Lovejoy, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,574
80.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,126
19.8%
21.6%
Spanish
707
12.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
270
4.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
19
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
130
2.3%
1.1%
Lovejoy, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
87
4.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
53
3.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
221
12.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
325
18.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
463
26.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
275
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
144
8.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
127
7.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
71
4.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
40,000
57,617
Per capita income
16,126
31,128
Lovejoy, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
7
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
357
14.7%
9.8
Construction
39
1.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
516
21.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
116
4.8%
6.6
Information
107
4.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
127
5.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
154
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
70
2.9%
11.4
Public administration
196
8.0%
4.6
Retail trade
202
8.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
446
18.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
99
4.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
174
7.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
558
22.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
491
20.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
770
31.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
443
18.2%
18.1%
Lovejoy, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,299
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,618
70.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
308
13.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
25
1.1%
5.1
Walked
21
0.9%
2.7
Other means
169
7.4%
1.8
Worked at home
158
6.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.5
26.6
Lovejoy, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
36
2.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
930
52.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
433
24.4%
37.1
3 or more
373
21.0%
21.0
Lovejoy, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,772
86.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
839
47.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
933
52.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
283
13.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.5
Lovejoy, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,055
1 room
10
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
25
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
128
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
301
14.6%
16.5
5 rooms
563
27.4%
19.8
6 rooms
407
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
378
18.4%
12.0
8 rooms
134
6.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
109
5.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lovejoy, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,055
1-unit, detached
931
45.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
420
20.4%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
10
0.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
44
2.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
445
21.7%
9.0
Mobile home
205
10.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lovejoy, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
32
1.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
28
1.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7
0.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6
0.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
61
3.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
228
11.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,664
81.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
29
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lovejoy, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
400
22.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
12
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,347
76.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
13
0.7%
1.1
Lovejoy, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
669
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
3.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
109
16.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
238
35.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
300
44.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
253
38.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
62
9.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
84
12.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
92
14.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
167
25.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Lovejoy, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
933
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
25
2.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
416
44.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
492
52.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
987
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
126
13.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
22
2.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
128
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
129
13.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
111
12.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
410
44.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Lovejoy, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
839
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
123
14.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
369
44.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
251
29.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
55
6.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
28
3.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
13
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
90,500
205,000