With 14,606 people, Livingston is a city in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. The foreign-born share is 41%. This skews young, with a median age of 33.0. Growth has run 39% since 2000, or 4,133 more people. There are 3,974 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,494, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 122%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Livingston
What changed most since 1990
Population7,317 → 14,606(+100%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$172,565 → $372,700(+116%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.2% → 10.9%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Livingston's population equals 5.0% of Merced County's. Its number of veterans equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 8.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)66%(35)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.8%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War32.1%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 53 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Livingston, decade by decade
Livingston population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,317
$64,099
$172,565
5.2%
55.2
2000
10,473
$59,204
$168,139
6.2%
56.6
2010
13,058
$66,459
$352,306
7.1%
53.8
2020
14,172
$71,370
$280,102
9.5%
57.5
2024
14,606
$74,494
$372,700
10.9%
55.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
