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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Livingston County is $20,700, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Livingston County median household income is $40,580, which has grown by 27.71% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Livingston County residents spend 28.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #52

Livingston County	20,700 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Livingston County	25,748 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Livingston County	35,000 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Livingston County	16,592 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #49

Livingston County	40,580 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Livingston County	50,455 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #71

Livingston County	27.71%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Livingston County		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.83%	$8,529, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.01%	$16,822, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.13%	$2,443, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.20%	$18,439, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Livingston County	50,328 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Livingston County	59,917 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Livingston County	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$40,181, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Two or More Races	$58,190, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Livingston County	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$31,974, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,989, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,132, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$29,886, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Livingston County	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,713, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	3,791, 49.15%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,230, 58.82%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,230, 58.82%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,062, 92.47%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	168, 7.53%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,561, 41.18%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	3,922, 50.85%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,871, 47.71%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,871, 47.71%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,714, 91.61%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	157, 8.39%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,051, 52.29%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Livingston County	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,600, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,139, 87.19%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	304, 8.44%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	21, 0.58%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	37, 1.03%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	14, 0.39%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	85, 2.36%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Livingston County	28.9 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Livingston County	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,776	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	2,062, 54.61%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	254, 12.32%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	205, 9.94%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	187, 9.07%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 1.75%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	470, 22.79%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	587, 28.47%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,714, 45.39%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	513, 29.93%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	537, 31.33%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	543, 31.68%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.23%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	117, 6.83%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Livingston County	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,776, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	257, 6.81%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	352, 9.32%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	384, 10.17%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	93, 2.46%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	473, 12.53%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	285, 7.55%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	9, 0.24%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	152, 4.03%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	113, 2.99%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	913, 24.18%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	318, 8.42%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	110, 2.91%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	317, 8.40%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Livingston County	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,441	15.45%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	371	13.69%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.