Albany vs Livingston

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

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

Livingston has the higher population (1,860 vs 969 in Albany). Livingston has the higher median household income ($78,056 vs $55,000 in Albany). Albany has the higher median home value ($207,100 vs $197,600 in Livingston).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Livingston
Population	969	1,860
Median age	33.4 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$78,056
Median home value	$207,100	$197,600
Median gross rent	$756	$806
Housing units	443	730
Homeownership rate	57.1%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Livingston
Population	1,141 → 969 (-15.1%)	1,844 → 1,860 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$54,405 → $55,000 (+1.1%)	$54,781 → $78,056 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$145,600 → $207,100 (+42.2%)	$151,000 → $197,600 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$478 → $756 (+58.2%)	$845 → $806 (-4.6%)

Albany

Population

1,141969

Median household income

$54,405$55,000

Median home value

$145,600$207,100

Median gross rent

$478$756

Livingston

Population

1,8441,860

Median household income

$54,781$78,056

Median home value

$151,000$197,600

Median gross rent

$845$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Livingston
Under 5	8.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.0%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	17.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	7.8%	16.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.2%
65 to 74	13.1%	8.3%
75 and over	6.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Livingston
White (non-Hispanic)	99.7%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Livingston
No high school diploma	10.2%	11.7%
High school graduate	32.6%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Livingston
Drove alone	86.3%	84.5%
Carpooled	4.0%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Livingston
1-unit, detached	57.6%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Livingston
Poverty rate	7.4%	9.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1989	1989