Jonesboro vs Lovejoy

A side-by-side comparison of Jonesboro and Lovejoy: population, income, housing, and more.

Jonesboro and Lovejoy are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lovejoy has the higher population (10,967 vs 6,137 in Jonesboro). Lovejoy has the higher median household income ($67,872 vs $50,060 in Jonesboro). Lovejoy has the higher median home value ($228,500 vs $142,900 in Jonesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Jonesboro	Lovejoy
Population	6,137	10,967
Median age	35.3 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,060	$67,872
Median home value	$142,900	$228,500
Median gross rent	$1,116	$1,546
Housing units	2,116	3,404
Homeownership rate	39.8%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jonesboro	Lovejoy
Population	4,771 → 6,137 (+28.6%)	6,179 → 10,967 (+77.5%)
Median household income	$34,418 → $50,060 (+45.4%)	$45,488 → $67,872 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $142,900 (+77.7%)	$107,500 → $228,500 (+112.6%)
Median gross rent	$895 → $1,116 (+24.7%)	$1,098 → $1,546 (+40.8%)

Jonesboro

Population

4,7716,137

Median household income

$34,418$50,060

Median home value

$80,400$142,900

Median gross rent

$895$1,116

Lovejoy

Population

6,17910,967

Median household income

$45,488$67,872

Median home value

$107,500$228,500

Median gross rent

$1,098$1,546

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jonesboro	Lovejoy
Under 5	6.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.4%	30.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	19.2%	18.3%
35 to 44	9.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	6.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	3.4%
75 and over	4.4%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jonesboro	Lovejoy
White (non-Hispanic)	24.2%	6.1%
Black or African American	62.7%	81.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	5.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jonesboro	Lovejoy
No high school diploma	27.8%	7.4%
High school graduate	43.6%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jonesboro	Lovejoy
Drove alone	78.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	11.7%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	4.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	12.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jonesboro	Lovejoy
1-unit, detached	62.0%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	21.2%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	14.3%
20 or more units	0.9%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Jonesboro	Lovejoy
Poverty rate	31.5%	12.4%
Average household size	2.60	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1968	2007