Livingston vs York

A side-by-side comparison of Livingston and York: population, income, housing, and more.

Livingston and York are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Livingston has the higher population (3,243 vs 2,849 in York). York has the higher median household income ($37,009 vs $24,491 in Livingston). Livingston has the higher median home value ($163,300 vs $57,500 in York).

Population, income & housing

	Livingston	York
Population	3,243	2,849
Median age	20.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$24,491	$37,009
Median home value	$163,300	$57,500
Median gross rent	$763	$738
Housing units	700	1,558
Homeownership rate	38.8%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.3%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livingston	York
Population	3,356 → 3,243 (-3.4%)	2,529 → 2,849 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$11,969 → $24,491 (+104.6%)	$25,202 → $37,009 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$131,700 → $163,300 (+24.0%)	$41,000 → $57,500 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$342 → $763 (+123.1%)	$493 → $738 (+49.7%)

Livingston

Population

3,3563,243

Median household income

$11,969$24,491

Median home value

$131,700$163,300

Median gross rent

$342$763

York

Population

2,5292,849

Median household income

$25,202$37,009

Median home value

$41,000$57,500

Median gross rent

$493$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Livingston	York
Under 5	3.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	10.7%	21.7%
18 to 24	66.1%	2.6%
25 to 34	7.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	4.9%	17.5%
45 to 54	1.8%	9.5%
55 to 64	2.9%	10.5%
65 to 74	1.9%	11.7%
75 and over	1.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livingston	York
White (non-Hispanic)	42.0%	9.7%
Black or African American	51.2%	87.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livingston	York
No high school diploma	6.2%	7.9%
High school graduate	32.8%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livingston	York
Drove alone	65.7%	90.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	6.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livingston	York
1-unit, detached	54.1%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	21.3%

Poverty & households

	Livingston	York
Poverty rate	33.0%	32.6%
Average household size	2.81	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1976	1976