Livingston vs Mitchell

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

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

Mitchell has the higher population (847 vs 791 in Livingston). Livingston has the higher median household income ($57,750 vs $55,313 in Mitchell). Livingston has the higher median home value ($101,800 vs $98,500 in Mitchell).

Population, income & housing

	Livingston	Mitchell
Population	791	847
Median age	45.2 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	$55,313
Median home value	$101,800	$98,500
Median gross rent	$641	—
Housing units	415	455
Homeownership rate	74.7%	98.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livingston	Mitchell
Population	714 → 791 (+10.8%)	1,247 → 847 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$45,781 → $57,750 (+26.1%)	$48,482 → $55,313 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$79,300 → $101,800 (+28.4%)	$81,600 → $98,500 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $641 (-11.7%)	—

Livingston

Population

714791

Median household income

$45,781$57,750

Median home value

$79,300$101,800

Median gross rent

$726$641

Mitchell

Population

1,247847

Median household income

$48,482$55,313

Median home value

$81,600$98,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Livingston	Mitchell
Under 5	3.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.1%	7.7%
18 to 24	5.8%	4.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	17.0%
45 to 54	6.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	15.8%	26.4%
65 to 74	15.4%	11.7%
75 and over	12.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livingston	Mitchell
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	14.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livingston	Mitchell
No high school diploma	5.3%	14.6%
High school graduate	50.9%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livingston	Mitchell
Drove alone	94.5%	94.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.3%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livingston	Mitchell
1-unit, detached	76.1%	98.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Livingston	Mitchell
Poverty rate	8.0%	5.1%
Average household size	2.25	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1964	1960