Loves Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 23,636 people and five associated neighborhoods, Loves Park is the 102nd largest community in Illinois.Unlike some cities, Loves Park isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Loves Park are a mix 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 (13.41%), sales jobs (8.78%), and management occupations (7.20%). A relatively large number of people in Loves Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Loves Park is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Loves Park who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.73% of adults in Loves Park have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Loves Park in 2022 was $37,338, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,352 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. Loves Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Loves Park include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Loves Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
