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. 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 $67,872.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.60% 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.

In Lovejoy, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The percentage of people in Lovejoy who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.38% of adults in Lovejoy have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lovejoy in 2022 was $24,718, 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 $98,872 for a family of four. However, Lovejoy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lovejoy is a somewhat 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. Important ancestries of people in Lovejoy include Jamaican, Haitian, Nigerian, English, and African.

The most common language spoken in Lovejoy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.