Livingston County vs McLean County

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

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

McLean County has the higher population (9,127 vs 8,941 in Livingston County). McLean County has the higher median household income ($70,549 vs $59,713 in Livingston County). McLean County has the higher median home value ($145,600 vs $116,300 in Livingston County).

Population, income & housing

	Livingston County	McLean County
Population	8,941	9,127
Median age	45.7 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,713	$70,549
Median home value	$116,300	$145,600
Median gross rent	$912	$602
Housing units	4,617	4,171
Homeownership rate	80.8%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livingston County	McLean County
Population	9,235 → 8,941 (-3.2%)	9,283 → 9,127 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$50,839 → $59,713 (+17.5%)	$51,861 → $70,549 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$102,400 → $116,300 (+13.6%)	$104,700 → $145,600 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $912 (+34.9%)	$520 → $602 (+15.8%)

Livingston County

Population

9,2358,941

Median household income

$50,839$59,713

Median home value

$102,400$116,300

Median gross rent

$676$912

McLean County

Population

9,2839,127

Median household income

$51,861$70,549

Median home value

$104,700$145,600

Median gross rent

$520$602

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Livingston County	McLean County
Under 5	5.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.2%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.5%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	13.1%	11.3%
75 and over	8.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livingston County	McLean County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livingston County	McLean County
No high school diploma	10.5%	7.9%
High school graduate	43.2%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livingston County	McLean County
Drove alone	76.0%	85.8%
Carpooled	13.4%	6.8%
Public transit	1.6%	0.1%
Walked	2.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	4.7%
Other means	2.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livingston County	McLean County
1-unit, detached	72.2%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	25.3%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Livingston County	McLean County
Poverty rate	18.9%	9.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1977	1976