County population in 2014: 9,359 (5% urban, 95% rural); it was 9,804 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,794 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,488 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,404 Renter-occupied apartments: 703 (it was 592 in 2000)
% of renters here:
15%
State:
31%
Land area: 316 sq. mi.
Water area: 26.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 30 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Livingston County: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (44.2%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (24.4%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (19.8%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $43,593 ($31,776 in 1999)
This county:
$43,593
Kentucky:
$45,215
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $430 (lower quartile is $322, upper quartile is $550)
This county:
$430
State:
$545
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $91,696 (it was $56,400 in 2000)
Livingston:
$91,696
Kentucky:
$130,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,336 - $145,673 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $912 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $338
Institutionalized population: 69
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 67
Thefts: 101
Auto thefts: 9
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $685 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $476 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 14.7%
(13.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 37.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 50.4% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 14.4%
Livingston County:
14.4%
Kentucky:
18.5%
(13.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 51.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 46 years old
(Males: 46 years old, Females: 46 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 16 years old, Asian residents: 9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33 years old, Other race residents: 18 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Livingston County is $356 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $552 a month.
Current college students: 306 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 16 (50% naturalized citizens)
Livingston County:
0.2%
Whole state:
2.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 4
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 1
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 3
1965 to 1969: 8
Note: State values scaled to Livingston County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,242
One, attached: 14
Two: 9
3 or 4: 23
5 to 9: 7
10 to 19: 23
Mobile homes: 1,376
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 78
Housing units in Livingston County with a mortgage: 1,156 (87 second mortgage, 108 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 798
Here:
59.2% with mortgage
State:
64.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Livingston County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
4,519
27
Mainline Protestant
787
11
Black Protestant
178
1
Catholic
101
1
Other
1
-
None
3,933
-
Livingston County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Livingston County:
2.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Livingston County:
9.36 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
This county:
7.28 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Livingston County:
11.7%
Kentucky:
11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Livingston County:
30.5%
State:
30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.3%
State:
15.9%
Agriculture in Livingston County:
Average size of farms: 282 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $21,834 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $86.90 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.31% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21,152 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.07% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32,733 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.54% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.53 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.31% Corn for grain: 4600 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 2750 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 16001 harvested acres Land in orchards: 8 acres
Earthquake activity:
Livingston County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 92.9 miles away from Livingston County center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.9 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 66.5 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.2 miles away from the county center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 117.7 miles away from Livingston County center On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Kentucky Severe Wind Storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to September 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1802: October 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1802, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tropical Depression, Wind
Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: April 03, 2008 to April 04, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1757: May 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1757, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Record Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1578: February 08, 2005, FEMA Id: 1578, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Rock Slides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 27, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1471: June 03, 2003, FEMA Id: 1471, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kentucky Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2001 to August 21, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1388: August 15, 2001, FEMA Id: 1388, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Livingston County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Mudslides: 2, Snows: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (20%)
Construction and extraction occupations (17%)
Transportation occupations (15%)
Production occupations (13%)
Management occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Material moving occupations (3%)
Office and administrative support occupations (26%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
France (50%)
Mexico (25%)
Canada (19%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Livingston County (%):
United States or American (37%)
Irish (17%)
English (12%)
German (11%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,844 (87%)
Carpooled: 337 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Walked: 86 (2%)
Other means: 29 (1%)
Worked at home: 120 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Livingston County, Kentucky in 2000:
109 people in nursing homes
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in religious group quarters
69 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $44,428.
7.89% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,308 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.89%
Kentucky average:
6.18%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.72% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($24,575 average AGI)
2.17% relocated from other states ($7,733 average AGI)
Livingston County:
2.17%
Kentucky average:
2.68%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.48% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($27,612 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.48%
Kentucky average:
6.19%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.72% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($21,209 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($6,403 average AGI)
Livingston County:
1.77%
Kentucky average:
2.68%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Births per 1000 population in Livingston County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population in Livingston County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Livingston County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 18.8% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Livingston County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Livingston County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,188 (1,596 aged, 592 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 126 (6%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Livingston County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (187)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (159)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (42)
Unspecified dementia (39)
Cardiac arrest, unspecified (35)
Sudden cardiac death, so described (35)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.24 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,697 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 256 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33,221
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 932 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,055
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 11 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 31
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,450
In family households: 8,018 (2,105 male householders, 662 female householders)
2,201 spouses, 2,325 children (2,066 natural, 68 adopted, 191 stepchildren), 257 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 86 other relatives, 205 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,432 (617 male householders (511 living alone)), 601 female householders (525 living alone)), 214 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 69 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,395 2-persons, 664 3-persons, 449 4-persons, 170 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.
1,609 married couples with children.
374 single-parent households (116 men, 258 women).
97.9% of residents of Livingston County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $96,132,000 ($9,848 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $20,438,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,842,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,607,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,281,000 Federal grants: $9,412,000 Federal procurement contracts: $33,638,000 ($18,216,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $4,352,000 ($1,163,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $146,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,488,000 Federal Government insurance: $3,818,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 505
Here:
52 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 607
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: 0
Here:
0 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +75
Here:
+8 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Livingston County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.04 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.6
State:
5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 134
2000 to 2009: 802
1990 to 1999: 676
1980 to 1989: 544
1970 to 1979: 1,348
1960 to 1969: 401
1950 to 1959: 296
1940 to 1949: 367
1939 or earlier: 307
Note: State values scaled to Livingston population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Livingston County, Kentucky
Note: State values scaled to Livingston County population
no vehicle: 141
1 vehicle: 795
2 vehicles: 1,528
3 vehicles: 659
4 vehicles: 211
5+ vehicles: 70
no vehicle: 75
1 vehicle: 281
2 vehicles: 160
3 vehicles: 69
4 vehicles: 4
5+ vehicles: 3
68% of Livingston County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Kentucky.
Livingston County:
68.1%
State average:
56.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,447
Northeast: 101
Midwest: 1,313
South: 719
West: 164
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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