Population
According to the 2010 census, 29,283 people live in the Loop. The median sale price for residential real estate was $710,000 in 2005 according to Forbes.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 7,851 |
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| 1940 | 6,221 | −20.8% | |
| 1950 | 7,018 | 12.8% | |
| 1960 | 4,337 | −38.2% | |
| 1970 | 4,965 | 14.5% | |
| 1980 | 6,462 | 30.2% | |
| 1990 | 11,954 | 85.0% | |
| 2000 | 16,244 | 35.9% | |
| 2010 | 29,283 | 80.3% | |
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