Lovejoy vs Riverdale

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

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

Riverdale has the higher population (14,866 vs 10,967 in Lovejoy). Lovejoy has the higher median household income ($67,872 vs $62,627 in Riverdale). Lovejoy has the higher median home value ($228,500 vs $160,000 in Riverdale).

Population, income & housing

	Lovejoy	Riverdale
Population	10,967	14,866
Median age	29.2 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,872	$62,627
Median home value	$228,500	$160,000
Median gross rent	$1,546	$1,266
Housing units	3,404	6,392
Homeownership rate	57.9%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lovejoy	Riverdale
Population	6,179 → 10,967 (+77.5%)	15,291 → 14,866 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$45,488 → $67,872 (+49.2%)	$50,145 → $62,627 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$107,500 → $228,500 (+112.6%)	$101,300 → $160,000 (+57.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,098 → $1,546 (+40.8%)	$903 → $1,266 (+40.2%)

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

Riverdale

Population

15,29114,866

Median household income

$50,145$62,627

Median home value

$101,300$160,000

Median gross rent

$903$1,266

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lovejoy	Riverdale
Under 5	6.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	30.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	14.0%
25 to 34	18.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.1%
55 to 64	6.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	3.4%	8.5%
75 and over	0.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lovejoy	Riverdale
White (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	4.7%
Black or African American	81.8%	85.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lovejoy	Riverdale
No high school diploma	7.4%	13.1%
High school graduate	23.5%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lovejoy	Riverdale
Drove alone	79.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	3.7%	3.6%
Public transit	1.8%	7.3%
Walked	1.9%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	9.1%
Other means	0.3%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lovejoy	Riverdale
1-unit, detached	57.8%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	16.4%
20 or more units	3.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Lovejoy	Riverdale
Poverty rate	12.4%	12.0%
Average household size	3.16	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	34	30
Median year structure built	2007	1991