Island vs Livermore

A side-by-side comparison of Island and Livermore: population, income, housing, and more.

Island and Livermore are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Livermore has the higher population (1,046 vs 616 in Island). Island has the higher median household income ($48,875 vs $24,883 in Livermore). Livermore has the higher median home value ($122,300 vs $72,100 in Island).

Population, income & housing

	Island	Livermore
Population	616	1,046
Median age	42.9 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,875	$24,883
Median home value	$72,100	$122,300
Median gross rent	$916	$341
Housing units	266	569
Homeownership rate	80.8%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	14.9%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Island	Livermore
Population	462 → 616 (+33.3%)	1,172 → 1,046 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $48,875 (+32.5%)	$28,000 → $24,883 (-11.1%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $72,100 (+20.2%)	$78,600 → $122,300 (+55.6%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $916 (+48.5%)	$407 → $341 (-16.2%)

Island

Population

462616

Median household income

$36,875$48,875

Median home value

$60,000$72,100

Median gross rent

$617$916

Livermore

Population

1,1721,046

Median household income

$28,000$24,883

Median home value

$78,600$122,300

Median gross rent

$407$341

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Island	Livermore
Under 5	3.9%	9.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	13.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	16.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	9.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	16.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	8.9%
75 and over	10.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Island	Livermore
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	1.6%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Island	Livermore
No high school diploma	9.8%	12.6%
High school graduate	49.4%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Island	Livermore
Drove alone	68.9%	86.3%
Carpooled	26.1%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Island	Livermore
1-unit, detached	57.9%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	41.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Island	Livermore
Poverty rate	11.7%	30.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1981	1969