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Livingston County, MO

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

AI Overview

Livingston County is a small rural Missouri county of 14,330 residents with a low-cost labor profile — median worker earnings of $39,360 and median home values of $138,300 — alongside a tight unemployment rate of 2.8%. The workforce of roughly 7,910 active participants (55.2% labor force participation rate) skews toward trade and production roles, with only 18.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.0% have at least a high school diploma. The county posted a population decline of 4.9% over the past five years, and a median gross rent of $747/month points to low occupancy costs relative to most U.S. markets.

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

Population

14,330

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,627

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,093 (91.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone434 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race344 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races318 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone66 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone52 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic112
  2. 2.Spanish55
  3. 3.Other Indo-European37
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)20
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

736

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,572

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,414

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,641
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)850
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)727
  4. 4.Construction (Group)512
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services503

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,141
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,337
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,004
  4. 4.Service Occupations980
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations794

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.60×)255
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.29×)375
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.27×)777
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)818
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)1,670

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$138,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$747/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999523 (12.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999404 (10.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999403 (9.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999379 (9.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999372 (9.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999230 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,242 (84.0%)
  • Carpooled497 (8.0%)
  • Worked At Home382 (6.1%)
  • Walked55 (0.9%)
  • Other33 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit29 (0.5%)

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.