COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Livingston County

Illinois · 39,678 residents · 1,044 sq mi

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Livingston County is a county of 39,678 people in Illinois. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $78,300. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.8% of locals. Median household income is $41,342, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,678

+1%since 1990

from 39,301 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

+9%since 1990

from 34.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,044 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56%(2,377)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.8%(2,687)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(2,972)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.2%(2,859)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.8%(2,288)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.1%(5,212)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.4%(6,525)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.2%(5,238)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.7%(3,461)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.4%(2,921)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.5%(2,170)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.4%(968)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,342

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $29,848 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,347

+51%since 1990

from $12,124 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

8.8%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 9.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$78,300

+28%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $46,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$464

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $340 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

74.1%

+3.2 ptssince 1990

from 70.9% in 1990

25.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(36,575)

Black5.2%(2,042)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(816)

Asian0.4%(169)

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.1%(36,145)

Black5.1%(2,032)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(1,056)

Asian0.3%(121)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.1%(1,447)

Puerto Rican0.6%(221)

Central American0.4%(125)

Cuban0.2%(85)

Salvadoran0.2%(75)

Spaniard0.2%(69)

Honduran0.1%(39)

South American0.1%(19)

Paraguayan0%(13)

Costa Rican0%(11)

Dominican0%(4)

Colombian0%(4)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(79)

Filipino0.2%(58)

Korean0.1%(44)

Pakistani0.1%(42)

Thai0%(14)

Chinese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(73)

Samoan0.1%(30)

Ancestry

German30.5%(10,831)

Irish14.2%(5,063)

English10.1%(3,600)

American5.3%(1,895)

Italian4.7%(1,667)

Polish3%(1,083)

French2%(703)

Swiss1.3%(466)

Norwegian1.2%(435)

Dutch1.2%(420)

Swedish1.2%(415)

Scottish1%(361)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.9%(329)

British0.9%(321)

Danish0.9%(313)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(272)

Czech0.4%(152)

Russian0.3%(108)

Austrian0.3%(107)

Lithuanian0.3%(89)

Subsaharan African0.2%(65)

French Canadian0.1%(52)

Belgian0.1%(51)

Canadian0.1%(50)

Greek0.1%(47)

Slovene0.1%(46)

Welsh0.1%(44)

Hungarian0.1%(39)

Arab0.1%(35)

Ethiopian0%(10)

Nigerian0%(10)

Bulgarian0%(9)

Egyptian0%(8)

Romanian0%(8)

Lebanese0%(6)

Finnish0%(5)

Syrian0%(4)

Moroccan0%(3)

Brazilian0%(3)

Jordanian0%(2)

Croatian0%(1)

Kenyan0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.6%

+3.3 ptssince 1990

from 9.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

78.1%

+3.9 ptssince 1990

from 74.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 2.9% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

−26%since 1990

from 20.4 min in 1990

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 married20.9%(3,235)

Married65.2%(10,077)

Widowed2.7%(413)

Divorced11.2%(1,738)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(2,739)

Married60.1%(9,721)

Widowed11%(1,785)

Divorced11.9%(1,919)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.4%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 73.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)16.1%(313)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(356)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.2%(702)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(121)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,940 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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