Livingston County vs Madison County

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

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

Madison County has the higher population (67,572 vs 61,588 in Livingston County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($73,141 vs $72,464 in Livingston County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $169,600 in Livingston County).

Population, income & housing

	Livingston County	Madison County
Population	61,588	67,572
Median age	41.4 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,464	$73,141
Median home value	$169,600	$176,800
Median gross rent	$912	$891
Housing units	27,198	30,676
Homeownership rate	77.1%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livingston County	Madison County
Population	63,591 → 61,588 (-3.1%)	71,205 → 67,572 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$59,510 → $72,464 (+21.8%)	$61,633 → $73,141 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$129,400 → $169,600 (+31.1%)	$136,800 → $176,800 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $912 (+14.3%)	$783 → $891 (+13.8%)

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

Madison County

Population

71,20567,572

Median household income

$61,633$73,141

Median home value

$136,800$176,800

Median gross rent

$783$891

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Livingston County	Madison County
Under 5	4.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.0%
18 to 24	14.3%	13.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	12.0%
75 and over	7.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livingston County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	90.6%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livingston County	Madison County
No high school diploma	7.4%	6.7%
High school graduate	31.3%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livingston County	Madison County
Drove alone	75.4%	76.6%
Carpooled	8.7%	6.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.4%
Walked	6.2%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.4%	9.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livingston County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	70.9%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	5.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Livingston County	Madison County
Poverty rate	11.6%	9.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1969	1964