Lee County vs Livingston County

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

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

Livingston County has the higher population (35,659 vs 34,058 in Lee County). Livingston County has the higher median household income ($70,796 vs $68,459 in Lee County). Lee County has the higher median home value ($155,100 vs $131,500 in Livingston County).

Population, income & housing

	Lee County	Livingston County
Population	34,058	35,659
Median age	43.0 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,459	$70,796
Median home value	$155,100	$131,500
Median gross rent	$853	$855
Housing units	14,993	15,930
Homeownership rate	73.3%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee County	Livingston County
Population	34,389 → 34,058 (-1.0%)	36,040 → 35,659 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$58,194 → $68,459 (+17.6%)	$55,160 → $70,796 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $155,100 (+29.4%)	$109,400 → $131,500 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $853 (+22.9%)	$715 → $855 (+19.6%)

Lee County

Population

34,38934,058

Median household income

$58,194$68,459

Median home value

$119,900$155,100

Median gross rent

$694$853

Livingston County

Population

36,04035,659

Median household income

$55,160$70,796

Median home value

$109,400$131,500

Median gross rent

$715$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lee County	Livingston County
Under 5	4.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.5%
75 and over	8.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lee County	Livingston County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	88.2%
Black or African American	5.4%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee County	Livingston County
No high school diploma	9.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	37.2%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee County	Livingston County
Drove alone	83.6%	80.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.8%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee County	Livingston County
1-unit, detached	78.3%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.2%
20 or more units	3.3%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Lee County	Livingston County
Poverty rate	11.7%	10.0%
Average household size	2.33	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1962	1961