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Livingston County, MI

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

AI Overview

Livingston County is a largely residential county of ~197,000 people situated within commuting range of larger Michigan metros, with a mean commute of 31.0 minutes and an 86.9% homeownership rate pointing to its bedroom-community character. The workforce of roughly 126,000 labor-force participants is well-educated—39.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, against a 96.2% high school attainment rate—and earns a median household income of $103,039, well above typical Michigan benchmarks, at a 3.7% unemployment rate. The county posted 3.5% population growth over five years, carries a modest 4.9% poverty rate, and offers relatively affordable housing by high-income-area standards at a $331,100 median home value and $1,236 median monthly rent.

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

Population

196,976

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$103,039

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone183,088 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,076 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,613 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone1,938 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,439 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,157 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,845
  2. 2.Other Indo-European966
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic658
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic636
  5. 5.Arabic510

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

9,796

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,228

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$49,962

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance22,532
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)18,359
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services10,687
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)10,437
  5. 5.Construction (Group)8,276

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations45,628
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations19,718
  3. 3.Service Occupations13,450
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,154
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations9,364

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.81×)17,803
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.31×)2,982
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.25×)8,497
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)10,837
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.95×)6,278

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$331,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,236/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99916,133 (24.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99913,656 (20.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9999,237 (13.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9997,924 (11.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9996,010 (9.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9992,246 (3.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$52,643

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone74,730 (76.2%)
  • Worked At Home16,385 (16.7%)
  • Carpooled5,174 (5.3%)
  • Walked937 (1.0%)
  • Other500 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit203 (0.2%)

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.