Livingston Parish, Louisiana

Livingston Parish has a population of 148,115 and has grown 9.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $230,600, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $80,122.

Home price
$230,600
Income
$80,122
Population
148,115
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$230,600county
Median gross rent$1,151county
Median year homes here were built2002county
Share of homes built before 198018.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,467county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,204county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,064county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,511county
Home insurance / yr$5,986(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.3(statewide)
Median household income$80,122county
Family health premium / yr$23,190(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.581(statewide)
Poverty rate12.9%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 home7.2%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$28,674county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.46%county
Top state income tax3.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax10.13%(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 time33.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport419446county
Miles to nearest general aviation field22 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 station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%county
Traffic deaths49.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-8.5(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 higher20.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.5%county
Public schools in the county42county
Public school enrollment26499county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible73.3%county
Elementary schools23county
Middle schools10county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians21county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.2%county
Frequent mental distress20.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

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

Population148,115county
Land area in square miles648county
People per square mile of land229.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores16county
Convenience stores10county
Share living far from a food store27.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.0%county
Population change since 2020+9.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.8%county
Share of households that are one person22.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%county
Second languages5.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents101county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in4,001county
Households that moved away3,538county
Average income of arriving households$51,035county
Average income of departing households$53,942county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year655county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.2%county
Violent crime rate520(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature69.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.63 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F114 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing19 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days278 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.5¢county
Household electricity use1,272 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity73.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas24.6%county
Homes heated by propane1.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband92.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk94.9county
Coastal flood risk79.8county
Drought risk67.8county
Landslide risk24.7county
Hail risk75.7county
Earthquake risk57.5county
Tornado risk95.7county
Tropical cyclone risk97.6county
Extreme heat risk92.2county
Winter weather risk30.4county
Strong wind risk59.2county
Wildfire risk56.8county

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 Parish directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Louisiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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