City profile · Illinois · Census ACS 2023

Loves Park, IL

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Loves Park - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

23,185
Residents
$58,633
Median income
$144,900
Median home
$1,175
Median rent (state)

Loves Park - the verdict

Nationally, Loves Park sits in the 33rd percentile for household income and the 38th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

33rd
percentile, household income
25th
percentile, home value
34th
percentile, median rent
38th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Loves Park, IL

23,185 people live in Loves Park, Illinois - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Loves Park brings in $58,633 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.4%. Home values in Loves Park run a median of $144,900, and the median resident age is 36.8 years. Educational attainment runs 24.9% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 60.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 37 residential building permits were authorized in Loves Park (Construction Slowdown), down 52% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Loves Park reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1737.3 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Illinois tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Illinois scores 100.0 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,175 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Illinois's average monthly utility costs around $240 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 92.4 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

23,185 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Illinois

Median Household Income

$58,633 /yr

Poverty 9.4%

Cost of Living Index (state)

100.0 (US=100)

Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Illinois average

How does Loves Park compare to other US cities?

Here's how Loves Park stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 33% higher than other cities
Home value 25% pricier than other cities
Median rent 34% pricier than other cities
Safety 38% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

Zoom in to just Illinois and the picture shifts: Loves Park ranks #337 of 455 Illinois cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Loves Park against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Illinois only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Illinois-relative analysis

Bachelor's Degree or Higher sits close to the middle of Illinois's city distribution

Among the 1,336 Illinois cities PlainCities tracks with reported bachelor's degree or higher data, Loves Park ranks #409 - the 69th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Loves Park only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#870 of 1,311
34th percentile in Illinois
Median Gross Rent
#500 of 1,336
61st percentile in Illinois
Median Home Value
#524 of 1,315
60th percentile in Illinois
Poverty Rate
#497 of 1,335
62nd percentile in Illinois
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#409 of 1,336
69th percentile in Illinois

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Illinois only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

33rdIncome percentile
38thSafety percentile

33rd percentile nationally for median household income · 38th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Loves Park's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Loves Park's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 47 Avg. percentile National median
Loves Park's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Loves Park's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$144,900 Among the most affordable more affordable than 75% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Loves Park $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Loves Park, IL Loves Park, IL's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Loves Park, IL-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Loves Park, IL median $58,633/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Loves Park, IL's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Loves Park, IL. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 24.9%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 9.4%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 60.5%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
23,185
Median Income
$58,633
Median Home Value
$144,900
Median Age
36.8
Poverty Rate
9.4%
Labor force participation
60.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
24.9%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
1737.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
356.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1381.3
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
5
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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23,200 residents23,400 residents23,600 residents23,800 residents 202020212022202320242025 23,431 residents 23,712 residents ▲ +1.2%
Loves Park's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
37
housing units authorized
Single-Family
37
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.6
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 77
2020 41
2021 66
2022 46
2023 47
2024 37

Permit volume decreased 52% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
80.7%
Carpool
8.7%
Public Transit
0.1%
Walk
0.6%
Work from Home
7.9%
Other
2.0%

Based on 11,262 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Illinois - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$100
avg/month
Natural Gas
$90
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$50
avg/month
Total Utilities
$240
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Illinois state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Illinois state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Loves Park sits in

Cost of Living Index
100.0
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,175/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
92.4 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

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Maywood
23,173 people
Lisle
23,413 people
Blue Island
23,416 people
Machesney Park
22,744 people
Freeport
23,636 people
Roselle
22,731 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Loves Park's 23,185 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Wilmington, MA
23,195 people
Cottage Lake, WA
23,170 people
Athens, OH
23,211 people
Linda, CA
23,215 people
Oakdale, CA
23,155 people
Jasmine Estates, FL
23,151 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Loves Park's $58,633 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

South Hill, VA
$58,633 median income
Clintondale, NY
$58,627 median income
DuBois, PA
$58,626 median income
Castile, NY
$58,625 median income
Naselle, WA
$58,642 median income
Stanton, TN
$58,643 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Loves Park, IL Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Loves Park, IL - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 74.0% 8.5% 11.1% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.1% White 74.0% Black or African American 8.5% Asian 4.0% American Indian 0.7% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 1.7% Two or more races 11.1% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Loves Park compares to nearby Illinois cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Loves Park (this city) 23,185 $58,633
Maywood 23,173 $66,498
Lisle 23,413 $106,173
Blue Island 23,416 $60,965
Census ACS 5-year FIPS IL FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Loves Park, IL?

What is the population of Loves Park, IL? +

Loves Park, IL counts 23,185 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Loves Park, IL? +

In Loves Park, the typical household earns $58,633 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Loves Park? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Loves Park; the closest available measure is the Illinois state average, a cost of living index of 100.0 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Illinois vary by metro area.

Is Loves Park, IL safe? +

Loves Park has a total crime rate of 1737.3 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Loves Park, IL? +

Homes in Loves Park carry a median value of $144,900, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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