Genesee County vs Livingston County

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

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

Livingston County has the higher population (61,588 vs 57,943 in Genesee County). Livingston County has the higher median household income ($72,464 vs $72,055 in Genesee County). Livingston County has the higher median home value ($169,600 vs $157,800 in Genesee County).

Population, income & housing

	Genesee County	Livingston County
Population	57,943	61,588
Median age	42.4 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,055	$72,464
Median home value	$157,800	$169,600
Median gross rent	$909	$912
Housing units	26,090	27,198
Homeownership rate	74.2%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genesee County	Livingston County
Population	57,808 → 57,943 (+0.2%)	63,591 → 61,588 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$60,524 → $72,055 (+19.1%)	$59,510 → $72,464 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$119,800 → $157,800 (+31.7%)	$129,400 → $169,600 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $909 (+21.7%)	$798 → $912 (+14.3%)

Genesee County

Population

57,80857,943

Median household income

$60,524$72,055

Median home value

$119,800$157,800

Median gross rent

$747$909

Livingston County

Population

63,59161,588

Median household income

$59,510$72,464

Median home value

$129,400$169,600

Median gross rent

$798$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genesee County	Livingston County
Under 5	5.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	14.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	11.7%
75 and over	8.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genesee County	Livingston County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	88.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genesee County	Livingston County
No high school diploma	7.5%	7.4%
High school graduate	36.7%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genesee County	Livingston County
Drove alone	82.4%	75.4%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	3.3%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genesee County	Livingston County
1-unit, detached	68.5%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	5.7%
20 or more units	2.9%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Genesee County	Livingston County
Poverty rate	10.6%	11.6%
Average household size	2.29	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1956	1969