Loves Park

Population: 23,185
Median household income: $58,633
Median home value: $144,900

Loves Park is a community in Winnebago County, Illinois, home to 23,185 residents. The median household income of $58,633 is below the Winnebago County median ($64,363).

From 2019 to 2023, Loves Park's population declined 2.2% from 23,710 to 23,185, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $111,900 to $144,900.

80.7% of workers drive to work alone. 58.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,185
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $58,633
Median home value: $144,900
Median gross rent: $1,102
Housing units: 10,374
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,71023,185

Median household income

$59,059$58,633

Median home value

$111,900$144,900

Median gross rent

$848$1,102

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,710	$59,059	$111,900	$848
2020	23,274	$57,096	$115,500	$881
2021	23,223	$57,894	$121,500	$938
2022	22,935	$56,370	$138,900	$999
2023	23,185	$58,633	$144,900	$1,102

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,640	7.1%
5 to 17	2,975	12.8%
18 to 24	2,490	10.7%
25 to 34	3,853	16.6%
35 to 44	2,563	11.1%
45 to 54	2,175	9.4%
55 to 64	3,154	13.6%
65 to 74	2,617	11.3%
75 and over	1,718	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,418	70.8%
Black or African American	1,781	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	917	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	87	0.4%
Two or more races	1,861	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,119	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,306	8.1%
High school graduate	5,174	32.2%
Some college or associate's	5,590	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,399	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,611	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,084	80.7%
Carpooled	985	8.7%
Public transit	13	0.1%
Walked	64	0.6%
Bicycle	77	0.7%
Worked from home	892	7.9%
Other means	147	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,483	33.6%
15 to 29 min	4,889	47.1%
30 to 44 min	795	7.7%
45 to 59 min	366	3.5%
60+ min	837	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 15.0% (3,440 of 22,938)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,629	56.4%
Nonfamily households	4,343	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,972	96.1%
Vacant	402	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,223	62.4%
Renter-occupied	3,749	37.6%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached10.6%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,066	58.5%
1-unit, attached	1,100	10.6%
2 to 4 units	1,673	16.1%
5 to 19 units	563	5.4%
20 or more units	488	4.7%
Mobile home & other	484	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1745031
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.53 sq mi
Center point: 42.3378, -88.9986