Lovejoy is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 11,638 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lovejoy is the 102nd largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lovejoy, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lovejoy, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lovejoy’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lovejoy does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $59,184.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.99% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In terms of college education, Lovejoy is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 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.