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Livingston County

Michigan · 197,315 residents (2025 est.) · 565 sq mi
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Livingston County is a county of 195,833 people in Michigan. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US counties rank higher on income. Households here earn about 41% more than in Michigan as a whole. At a median age of 43.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The foreign-born share is 3%.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
195,833
+25%since 2000
from 156,951 in 2000
197,315 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
346 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 322 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
43.9
+21%since 2000
from 36.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
565 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
108K132K156K180K204K19902000201020202024Livingston County
2024196K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(9,359)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(11,074)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(11,502)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(11,712)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.6%(11,048)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(21,732)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.2%(23,861)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(25,742)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.9%(31,136)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.2%(23,914)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.6%(11,048)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(3,705)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$103,039
−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,400 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$51,721
+84%since 2000
from $28,069 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
64.9%
+15.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 3.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.416
+8%since 2010
from 0.387 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade18.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$356,800
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $185,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,287
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $681 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
86.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 88.0% in 2000
13.1% rent
Vacancy rate
4.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.55 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.2%
−12.8 ptssince 2009
from 30.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+14%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
49
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic96.3%(151,170)
Black0.5%(716)
Hispanic / Latino1.2%(1,953)
Asian0.6%(896)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic92.4%(180,928)
Black0.6%(1,100)
Hispanic / Latino3%(5,783)
Asian0.9%(1,776)
Other3.2%(6,246)
Diversity Score
18
+51%since 2009
from 12 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
24
−10%since 2020
from 26 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2%(3,880)
Puerto Rican0.3%(495)
Colombian0.1%(233)
Dominican0.1%(130)
Spaniard0.1%(126)
Peruvian0%(42)
Honduran0%(35)
Cuban0%(29)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(500)
Asian Indian0.2%(352)
Korean0.1%(236)
Filipino0.1%(170)
Vietnamese0.1%(165)
Bangladeshi0.1%(150)
Hmong0.1%(109)
Japanese0%(84)
Nepalese0%(56)
Pakistani0%(42)
Malaysian0%(15)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(36)
Ancestry
German21.3%(41,756)
Irish14.8%(29,046)
English14.8%(28,998)
Polish10.9%(21,395)
Italian5.2%(10,190)
American4.4%(8,554)
French3.7%(7,340)
Scottish3.3%(6,396)
Finnish2%(3,897)
Dutch1.9%(3,772)
Swedish1.2%(2,357)
Hungarian1.2%(2,264)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
French Canadian1.2%(2,262)
Norwegian1%(1,876)
Arab0.9%(1,674)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(1,517)
Canadian0.7%(1,309)
Ukrainian0.6%(1,168)
Russian0.6%(1,102)
Welsh0.5%(980)
Lebanese0.5%(900)
Romanian0.5%(884)
Greek0.4%(817)
Czech0.4%(782)
Lithuanian0.4%(686)
British0.3%(683)
Slovak0.3%(549)
Belgian0.3%(533)
Austrian0.2%(464)
Swiss0.2%(443)
Danish0.2%(426)
Croatian0.2%(357)
Armenian0.1%(282)
Syrian0.1%(241)
Iraqi0.1%(207)
Brazilian0.1%(193)
Serbian0.1%(161)
Macedonian0.1%(124)
Portuguese0.1%(122)
Jordanian0%(80)
Kenyan0%(73)
Iranian0%(62)
Slovene0%(58)
Bulgarian0%(42)
Jamaican0%(31)
Turkish0%(26)
Israeli0%(21)
Latvian0%(18)
Nigerian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.2%
+12.0 ptssince 2000
from 28.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.4%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 91.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.5%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.6 min
+31%since 2000
from 23.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.2%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 85.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.7%
+13.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.4%
−5.6 ptssince 2011
from 9.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2011
from 68.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 75.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
45.9%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 38.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
49.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
3.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.3%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.5%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 9.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.3%
+9.4 ptssince 2017
from 83.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 95.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 90.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 96.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.9%(23,779)
Married59.3%(48,860)
Widowed2.3%(1,933)
Divorced9.5%(7,797)
Women 15+
Never married21.9%(17,819)
Married59.3%(48,348)
Widowed8%(6,484)
Divorced10.9%(8,878)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
72.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 72.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 18.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
83.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 84.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 28.4% 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)17.7%(1,733)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(1,846)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38%(3,718)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(411)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(118)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,796 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Livingston County, Michigan?

Livingston County, Michigan has about 195,833 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Livingston County, Michigan?

The typical household in Livingston County, Michigan earns about $103,039 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Livingston County, Michigan expensive?

In Livingston County, Michigan, the median home is worth about $356,800, and the typical rent is about $1,287 a month.

How educated are people in Livingston County, Michigan?

About 40.2% of adults age 25 and over in Livingston County, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Livingston County, Michigan?

About 5.1% of people in Livingston County, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

Has Livingston County, Michigan grown since 1990?

Yes, Livingston County, Michigan has grown since 1990. The population has added about 80,188 residents, a change of about 69 percent over that period.

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