Loves Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 23,335 people and five associated neighborhoods, Loves Park is the 102nd largest community in Illinois.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Loves Park is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Loves Park is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Loves Park who work in office and administrative support (12.71%), sales jobs (9.22%), and management occupations (6.91%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.92% 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. The education level of Loves Park citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.94% of adults in Loves Park have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Loves Park in 2022 was $36,224, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,896 for a family of four. However, Loves Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Loves Park is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Loves Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Loves Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Loves Park include German, Irish, Swedish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Loves Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
