Livingston vs West Livingston

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

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

West Livingston has the higher population (7,888 vs 5,728 in Livingston). West Livingston has the higher median household income ($57,600 vs $52,385 in Livingston). Livingston has the higher median home value ($158,100 vs $111,400 in West Livingston).

Population, income & housing

	Livingston	West Livingston
Population	5,728	7,888
Median age	37.1 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,385	$57,600
Median home value	$158,100	$111,400
Median gross rent	$1,098	$1,175
Housing units	2,833	2,745
Homeownership rate	53.4%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livingston	West Livingston
Population	5,115 → 5,728 (+12.0%)	8,347 → 7,888 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$43,217 → $52,385 (+21.2%)	$50,534 → $57,600 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$108,400 → $158,100 (+45.8%)	$109,600 → $111,400 (+1.6%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $1,098 (+54.9%)	$835 → $1,175 (+40.7%)

Livingston

Population

5,1155,728

Median household income

$43,217$52,385

Median home value

$108,400$158,100

Median gross rent

$709$1,098

West Livingston

Population

8,3477,888

Median household income

$50,534$57,600

Median home value

$109,600$111,400

Median gross rent

$835$1,175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Livingston	West Livingston
Under 5	5.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.4%	8.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	18.3%	19.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	14.7%
45 to 54	9.0%	17.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	7.8%
75 and over	6.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livingston	West Livingston
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	56.6%
Black or African American	15.6%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	23.9%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livingston	West Livingston
No high school diploma	18.0%	24.4%
High school graduate	39.5%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livingston	West Livingston
Drove alone	82.9%	74.9%
Carpooled	12.7%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	6.4%
Other means	1.5%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livingston	West Livingston
1-unit, detached	65.8%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	43.2%

Poverty & households

	Livingston	West Livingston
Poverty rate	21.5%	29.3%
Average household size	2.33	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1976	1995