Cedar County vs Livingston County

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

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

Cedar County has the higher population (14,440 vs 14,330 in Livingston County). Livingston County has the higher median household income ($60,148 vs $45,577 in Cedar County). Cedar County has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $138,300 in Livingston County).

Population, income & housing

	Cedar County	Livingston County
Population	14,440	14,330
Median age	44.5 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,577	$60,148
Median home value	$162,500	$138,300
Median gross rent	$783	$747
Housing units	6,964	6,376
Homeownership rate	73.9%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cedar County	Livingston County
Population	14,043 → 14,440 (+2.8%)	15,126 → 14,330 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$39,365 → $45,577 (+15.8%)	$46,992 → $60,148 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $162,500 (+64.3%)	$111,500 → $138,300 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $783 (+27.9%)	$671 → $747 (+11.3%)

Cedar County

Population

14,04314,440

Median household income

$39,365$45,577

Median home value

$98,900$162,500

Median gross rent

$612$783

Livingston County

Population

15,12614,330

Median household income

$46,992$60,148

Median home value

$111,500$138,300

Median gross rent

$671$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cedar County	Livingston County
Under 5	7.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.5%
75 and over	10.6%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cedar County	Livingston County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cedar County	Livingston County
No high school diploma	11.9%	12.0%
High school graduate	40.2%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cedar County	Livingston County
Drove alone	76.5%	84.4%
Carpooled	9.8%	7.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.6%
Walked	1.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	6.1%
Other means	2.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cedar County	Livingston County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Cedar County	Livingston County
Poverty rate	17.0%	12.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1979	1969