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Livingston County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Livingston County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Livingston County is a small rural Kentucky county of 8,941 residents with an older median age of 45.6 years and a limited college-educated workforce — only 13.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 89.5% have a high school diploma. The labor force participation rate of 55.2% is low, with median worker earnings of $36,529 and a poverty rate of 18.9%, while housing costs remain modest at a median home value of $116,300 and median rent of $912/month. The county's population has contracted 3.5% over five years, and an 81.2% homeownership rate reflects the area's established, largely domestic-born residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

8,941

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,984

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.5% since 2018

Livingston County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,404 (94.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races290 (3.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone78 (0.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone75 (0.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race40 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone11 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish78
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

442

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,244

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,831

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance918
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)503
  3. 3.Construction (Group)461
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services420
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)381

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,157
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations721
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations648
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations618
  5. 5.Service Occupations589

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.55×)156
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.89×)502
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)509
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)938
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.04×)399

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$912/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999332 (11.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999321 (11.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999302 (10.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999224 (7.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999190 (6.5%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999182 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,529

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,934 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled311 (8.4%)
  • Worked At Home182 (4.9%)
  • Walked125 (3.4%)
  • Other87 (2.3%)
  • Public Transit57 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.