COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Livingston Parish

Louisiana · 70,526 residents · 648 sq mi

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With 70,526 people, Livingston Parish is a county in Louisiana. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $56,300. The population has fallen 23% since 2000. Getting to work takes 29 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

70,526

−23%vs 2000

vs 91,814 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

648 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024148K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(5,653)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(6,883)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(6,196)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(5,653)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(4,724)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(12,204)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(10,780)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(7,510)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(5,087)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(3,534)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(1,895)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(407)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,470

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,887 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,946

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,282 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.6%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,300

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$353

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $481 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

17.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(85,882)

Black4.2%(3,846)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(1,017)

Asian0.2%(160)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94%(66,327)

Black5.4%(3,839)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(741)

Asian0.1%(64)

Other0.4%(296)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.8%(4,169)

Mexican2%(2,892)

Honduran1.8%(2,720)

Spaniard0.3%(471)

Puerto Rican0.3%(406)

Salvadoran0.2%(370)

Nicaraguan0.2%(278)

Guatemalan0.2%(230)

South American0.1%(203)

Cuban0.1%(136)

Chilean0.1%(117)

Colombian0.1%(86)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Costa Rican0%(54)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(386)

Chinese0.2%(359)

Filipino0.1%(159)

Asian Indian0.1%(85)

Korean0%(30)

Kazakh0%(28)

Indonesian0%(20)

Japanese0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(36)

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

English11.6%(17,161)

Irish10.4%(15,402)

French9.6%(14,183)

American7.7%(11,423)

German7.5%(11,182)

Italian5.3%(7,824)

Scottish1.8%(2,627)

French Canadian1.3%(1,879)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(1,020)

Polish0.5%(705)

Hungarian0.4%(548)

Arab0.3%(411)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(402)

Greek0.3%(402)

Brazilian0.3%(382)

Welsh0.3%(376)

Subsaharan African0.2%(358)

Swedish0.2%(319)

Norwegian0.2%(313)

Lebanese0.2%(311)

British0.2%(297)

West Indian0.2%(224)

Czech0.1%(201)

Jamaican0.1%(166)

Russian0.1%(165)

Portuguese0.1%(150)

Swiss0.1%(102)

Belgian0.1%(88)

Austrian0.1%(83)

Finnish0%(46)

Canadian0%(42)

Ukrainian0%(40)

Lithuanian0%(39)

Croatian0%(32)

Danish0%(18)

Barbadian0%(18)

Syrian0%(13)

Palestinian0%(11)

Egyptian0%(4)

Slovak0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 24.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.2%(17,906)

Married53.3%(30,596)

Widowed3%(1,732)

Divorced12.5%(7,201)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(15,822)

Married51.9%(30,803)

Widowed8.3%(4,904)

Divorced13.1%(7,799)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.9%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.4%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% 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)41.5%(3,432)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(2,614)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.2%(1,757)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(388)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(55)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,269 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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