Livingston County, Kentucky

Livingston County has a population of 8,903 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $125,600, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $58,984.

Home price
$125,600
Income
$58,984
Population
8,903
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$125,600county
Median gross rent$926county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198056.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,158county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$960county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,388county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$58,984county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate19.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.9%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$58,329county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.61%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13456county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station51 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths483.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher14.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.2%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1020county
Students per full-time teacher16.7county
Free lunch eligible57.7%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.5%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,903county
Land area in square miles313county
People per square mile of land28.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age45.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.4%county
Share of households that are one person24.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages1.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls70.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents450county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in218county
Households that moved away229county
Average income of arriving households$42,023county
Average income of departing households$42,231county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year14,940(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.5 incounty
Annual snowfall13.4 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.26 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F52 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing74 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days234 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 28county
Average first fall frostNov 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use1,178 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.8%county
Homes heated by propane34.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood2.4%county
Households with broadband83.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk23.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.8county
Landslide risk32.7county
Hail risk26.8county
Earthquake risk82.1county
Tornado risk49.1county
Tropical cyclone risk24.1county
Extreme heat risk50.3county
Winter weather risk43.9county
Strong wind risk61.9county
Wildfire risk6.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Livingston County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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