CITY · 2000 CENSUS

West Livingston

Texas · 6,612 residents · 23.8 sq mi

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West Livingston is a city of 6,612 people in Texas. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $50,500. Households here earn about 33% less than in Texas as a whole. Getting to work takes 27 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,612

−12%vs 2009

vs 7,509 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

34.1

−14%vs 2009

vs 39.7 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

23.8 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 53.4%(228)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 93.6%(240)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144%(265)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.2%(275)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 2411.2%(742)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3425.3%(1,671)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.3%(1,145)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.7%(773)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.4%(557)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.9%(455)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.3%(217)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.7%(44)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,732

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $33,291 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,160

+17%vs 2009

vs $9,565 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

19.2%

−6.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 25.1% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,500

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $56,000 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$415

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $590 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

83.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 84.5% in 2009

16.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic55.6%(4,174)

Black26.2%(1,971)

Hispanic / Latino16.6%(1,243)

Asian0.5%(38)

2000

White, non-Hispanic54.7%(3,614)

Black29.3%(1,937)

Hispanic / Latino14.7%(972)

Asian0.4%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.3%(1,173)

Puerto Rican1.1%(89)

Central American0.1%(9)

Honduran0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(33)

Ancestry

American12.5%(1,027)

German7.3%(602)

Irish5.2%(427)

English5%(406)

Italian1.5%(127)

French1.3%(103)

Swedish0.9%(72)

Dutch0.7%(57)

Subsaharan African0.6%(47)

West Indian0.5%(39)

Scottish0.4%(33)

Arab0.4%(32)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Moroccan0.4%(32)

Norwegian0.2%(20)

Kenyan0.2%(20)

French Canadian0.2%(19)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(19)

Welsh0.2%(19)

Jamaican0.2%(18)

Haitian0.2%(15)

Greek0.1%(12)

Guyanese0.1%(8)

Somali0.1%(8)

British0.1%(7)

Hungarian0.1%(7)

Russian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

+1.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 6.3% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

67.2%

−5.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 73.0% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+1.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 2.1% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.9 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married4.8%(208)

Married91.5%(4,002)

Widowed1.6%(72)

Divorced2.1%(94)

Women 15+

Never married13.2%(201)

Married63.5%(970)

Widowed13.2%(201)

Divorced10.2%(156)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.2%

−10.1 ptssince 2013

from 26.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.2%

+16.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.4%

−17.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.9%

+15.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.4%

−16.8 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)22.8%(111)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(96)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.6%(212)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.2%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 486 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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