Polk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Livingston and their reported violations in the past:
TPWD LAKE LIVINGSTON STATE PARK (Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from DEC-21-2005 to FEB-07-2006)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
BEECH CREEK VILLAGE LL (Population served: 339, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
SANDY CREEK RESORT & CAMPGROUND (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 minor monitoring violations
BARLOW LAKE ESTATES (Population served: 198, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
BENTWOOD BEND WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 54, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
TRIPPLE CREEK MARINA (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Notification, Public - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 6 other older monitoring violations
BRANCH WOOD WSC (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-02-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Livingston that have no violations reported:
- BIG THICKET LAKE ESTATES 2 (Population served: 471, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BIG THICKET LAKE ESTATES 1 (Population served: 282, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BAR D RANCHETTES (Population served: 120, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BASS BAY INDIAN HILL NO 1 (Population served: 111, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BIG THICKET RETREAT WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 102, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TRA LAKE LIVINGSTON PROJECT (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 28.2%
(17.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 44.9% for Black residents, 51.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 79.0% for other race residents, 18.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.6 people | | Texas: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 65.7% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
| This town: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Livingston, TX
People in group quarters in Livingston:
- 138 people in nursing homes
- 107 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 63 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Livingston compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Livingston (2011 data):
- First State Bank: West Branch, Motor Bank Branch, at 112 West Polk Street. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $289.9 mil, Deposits: $240.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: East Texas Bancshares, Inc.
- The First National Bank of Livingston: The First National Bank Of Livingsto at 2121 Highway 190 West, branch established on 1902/03/17; 308 West Church Branch at 308 West Church, branch established on 2006/10/10. Info updated 2007/07/16: Bank assets: $290.6 mil, Deposits: $240.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb Company
- Peoples State Bank: Livingston Branch at 2700 Hwy 190 W, branch established on 1998/12/07. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $100.9 mil, Deposits: $92.2 mil, headquarters in Shepherd, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Amtex Bancshares, Inc.
- Compass Bank: Livingston Branch at 1013 West Church Street, branch established on 1985/06/30. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $63,107.0 mil, Deposits: $46,232.4 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 720 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Livingston, Texas:
- Super 8, 117 Hwy 59 Loop S, Livingston, TX 77351
 , Phone: (936) 327-2451, Fax: (936) 327-1254
- Holiday Inn Express, 120 S Point Ln, Livingston, TX 77351 , Phone: (936) 327-9600, Fax: (936) 327-9605
- Hampton Inn Livingston, 1510 Us Hwy 59 South Loop, Livingston, TX 77351 , Phone: (936) 327-2300, Fax: (936) 327-2304
- Best Western Livingston Inn & Suites, 335 Hwy 59 Loop S, Livingston, TX 77351 , Phone: (936) 327-8500, Fax: (936) 327-2451
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Livingston, Texas
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (48%)
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Livingston (based on Polk County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.54%
| Here | | 50.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God |
|---|
| Adherents | 40.8% | 23.6% | 10.7% | 9.5% | 5.5% |
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| Congregations | 24.7% | 20.5% | 2.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
|---|
| Name | Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 9.6% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 11.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Polk County: | 1.51 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | This county: | 1.08 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Polk County: | 2.60 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21 | This county: | 4.54 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Polk County: | 11.0% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Polk County: | 28.2% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $9,942 | $29,826 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $17,234 | $68,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $7,392 | $44,352 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
15 | $49,248 | $39,398 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $13,596 | $23,307 | 2 | $844 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,492 | $41,904 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,930 | $23,160 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $15,478 | $30,956 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,838 | $22,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $8,260 | $33,040 | 1 | $356 |
| Parks and Recreation |
7 | $14,294 | $24,504 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
4 | $11,696 | $35,088 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $23,218 | $39,802 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
7 | $23,720 | $40,663 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
5 | $10,934 | $26,242 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,878 | $35,268 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
75 | $218,150 | $34,904 | 3 | $1,200 |
Livingston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $20,000 ($3.73)
- Charges - Sewerage: $928,000 ($173.30)
Solid Waste Management: $552,000 ($103.08)
All Other: $152,000 ($28.38)
Parks & Recreation: $66,000 ($12.32)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $402,000 ($75.07)
Parks & Recreation: $379,000 ($70.77)
General: $21,000 ($3.92)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $6,434,000 ($1201.49)
Water Utilities: $1,585,000 ($295.99)
Police Protection: $854,000 ($159.48)
Solid Waste Management: $460,000 ($85.90)
Parks & Recreation: $363,000 ($67.79)
Sewerage: $321,000 ($59.94)
General - Other: $304,000 ($56.77)
Regular Highways: $288,000 ($53.78)
Fire Protection: $259,000 ($48.37)
Libraries: $191,000 ($35.67)
Central Staff Services: $127,000 ($23.72)
Financial Administration: $55,000 ($10.27)
Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000 ($7.10)
Air Transportation: $21,000 ($3.92)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $61,000 ($11.39)
- General - Interest on Debt: $181,000 ($33.80)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $29,000 ($5.42)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,760,000 ($328.66)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,275,000 ($611.58)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,225,000 ($602.24)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,635,000 ($305.32)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $125,000 ($23.34)
Other, NEC: $50,000 ($9.34)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $240,000 ($44.82)
Interest Earnings: $107,000 ($19.98)
Special Assessments: $3,000 ($0.56)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $206,000 ($38.47)
Electric Utilities: $99,000 ($18.49)
Sewerage: $94,000 ($17.55)
Libraries: $60,000 ($11.20)
Police Protection: $32,000 ($5.98)
Fire Protection: $21,000 ($3.92)
General - Other: $12,000 ($2.24)
Central Staff: $4,000 ($0.75)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,818,000 ($339.50)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $6,756,000 ($1261.62)
Water Utilities: $1,457,000 ($272.08)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $60,000 ($11.20)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $225,000 ($42.02)
All Other: $25,000 ($4.67)
General Support: $2,000 ($0.37)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,041,000 ($381.14)
Other Selective Sales: $99,000 ($18.49)
Public Utilities: $83,000 ($15.50)
NEC: $62,000 ($11.58)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,142,000 ($400.00)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $111,000 ($20.73)
10.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,486 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.17% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,684 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.13% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Livingston:
- KETX (1440 AM; 5 kW; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KYOK (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: MARTIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Livingston:
- KETX-FM (92.3 FM; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
- KTHT (97.1 FM; CLEVELAND, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KVST (103.7 FM; WILLIS, TX; Owner: NEW WAVO COMMUNICATION GROUP, INC.)
- KDOL-LP (96.3 FM; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LAKE LIVINGSTON BROADCASTING INC.)
- KHPT (106.9 FM; CONROE, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KQBU-FM (93.3 FM; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KQQK (107.9 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KTJM (98.5 FM; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KSBJ (89.3 FM; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KUST (99.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Owner: NEW WAVO COMMUNICATION GROUP, INC.)
- KVLL-FM (94.7 FM; WELLS, TX; Owner: RADIO WOODVILLE, INC.)
- KAXF (88.3 FM; CONROE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Livingston:
- KCTL-LP (Channel 25; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KETX-LP (Channel 5; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
- KHTX-LP (Channel 30; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Livingston, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 44
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 66
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 11
- Fatalities: 48
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 99
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 170
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
- Fatalities: 187
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 446
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
See more detailed statistics of Livingston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Livingston
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Livingston, TX
| Most common first names in Livingston, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 247 | 71.6 years |
| John | 227 | 73.3 years |
| William | 201 | 74.9 years |
| Robert | 176 | 70.7 years |
| Mary | 167 | 78.5 years |
| Charles | 113 | 69.6 years |
| George | 96 | 73.0 years |
| Thomas | 79 | 70.2 years |
| Willie | 78 | 77.4 years |
| Richard | 77 | 66.9 years |
| Most common last names in Livingston, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Smith | 139 | 76.7 years |
| Williams | 106 | 71.5 years |
| Johnson | 83 | 74.4 years |
| Jones | 79 | 74.3 years |
| Davis | 79 | 76.7 years |
| Moore | 57 | 77.9 years |
| Jackson | 53 | 74.6 years |
| Walker | 48 | 71.0 years |
| Thompson | 47 | 71.2 years |
| Brown | 46 | 72.7 years |
| Businesses in Livingston, TX |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Lowe's | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | McDonald's | 2 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Payless | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | | Popeyes | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Jack In The Box | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| Kincaid | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| La Quinta | 1 | | U-Haul | 4 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | UPS | 3 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | | | |
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