With 5,718 people, Livingston is a city in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The poverty rate is 27.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. 72% were living in the same home a year earlier. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 38% less than in Texas as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,841, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Livingston
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.3% → 17.5%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share21.8% → 10.9%(−10.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Hispanic share7.5% → 26.1%(+18.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Polk County
Livingston's population equals 11% of Polk County's. Its number of veterans equals 4.7% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 27% 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)16.5%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.3%(57)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 188 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
5,029
$47,536
$104,643
13.3%
57.5
2000
5,433
$57,244
$112,032
17.5%
65.1
2010
5,335
$45,895
$131,773
14.9%
71.2
2020
5,640
$51,704
$131,021
14.2%
77.5
2024
5,718
$48,841
$200,100
17.5%
73.3
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.
