Livingston County, Kentucky

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,941
Median household income: $59,713
Median home value: $116,300

Home to 8,941 residents, Livingston County is one of Kentucky's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $59,713 runs below the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Livingston County's population declined 3.2% from 9,235 to 8,941, while its median household income rose 17.5% from $50,839 to $59,713.

13.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,941
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $59,713
Median home value: $116,300
Median gross rent: $912
Housing units: 4,617
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2358,941

Median household income

$50,839$59,713

Median home value

$102,400$116,300

Median gross rent

$676$912

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,235	$50,839	$102,400	$676
2020	9,172	$52,795	$90,600	$670
2021	8,989	$51,081	$96,100	$709
2022	8,980	$56,125	$108,100	$849
2023	8,941	$59,713	$116,300	$912

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	466	5.2%
5 to 17	1,451	16.2%
18 to 24	573	6.4%
25 to 34	1,000	11.2%
35 to 44	879	9.8%
45 to 54	1,208	13.5%
55 to 64	1,402	15.7%
65 to 74	1,175	13.1%
75 and over	787	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,439	94.4%
Black or African American	10	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	272	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	218	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	676	10.5%
High school graduate	2,784	43.2%
Some college or associate's	2,094	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	497	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	400	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit1.6%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,905	76.0%
Carpooled	511	13.4%
Public transit	61	1.6%
Walked	99	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	169	4.4%
Other means	75	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	749	20.5%
15 to 29 min	1,347	36.9%
30 to 44 min	887	24.3%
45 to 59 min	277	7.6%
60+ min	391	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 18.9% (1,677 of 8,876)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,428	69.3%
Nonfamily households	1,074	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,502	75.9%
Vacant	1,115	24.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,829	80.8%
Renter-occupied	673	19.2%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other25.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,334	72.2%
1-unit, attached	45	1.0%
2 to 4 units	34	0.7%
5 to 19 units	30	0.6%
20 or more units	7	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1,167	25.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 21139
State: Kentucky
Land area: 313 sq mi
Water area: 29 sq mi
Center point: 37.2095, -88.3634

Cities & places

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