Livingston County, IL
Demographic and economic profile of Livingston County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Livingston County is a rural Illinois county of 35,659 residents with an economy generating $60,035 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $40,313, suggesting productivity concentrated outside typical wage structures. The labor force participation rate of 59.6% is relatively modest, and just 18.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.3% have a high school diploma and unemployment sits at 3.6%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $131,500 and median gross rent of $855/month—against a median household income of $73,790, and the county's population has declined 1.8% over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.8% since 2018
Livingston County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone31,676 (89.1%)
- Black or African American Alone1,209 (3.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race819 (2.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races780 (2.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone743 (2.1%)
- Asian Alone239 (0.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish832
- 2.Other Indo-European114
- 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic72
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)45
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)28
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,679
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,410
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,265
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,230
- 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,154
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,204
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,895
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,059
- 4.Service Occupations3,018
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,538
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.