Lovettsville is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,723 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lovettsville is the 192nd largest community in Virginia. Lovettsville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Lovettsville, where the median household income is $137,411.00. Lovettsville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Lovettsville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Lovettsville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lovettsville is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lovettsville who work in management occupations (18.13%), office and administrative support (14.15%), and teaching (7.35%). Also of interest is that Lovettsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 27.55% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Lovettsville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Lovettsville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lovettsville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Lovettsville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.98 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Lovettsville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.72% of adults in Lovettsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lovettsville in 2022 was $41,930, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,720 for a family of four. Lovettsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lovettsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lovettsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lovettsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.33% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lovettsville include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Lovettsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
