Livonia is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 100,545 people and 32 constituent neighborhoods, Livonia is the eighth largest community in Michigan.

Unlike some cities, Livonia isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Livonia are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Livonia is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Livonia who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.43%), sales jobs (11.17%), and management occupations (9.52%).

Also of interest is that Livonia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Livonia is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

"If you live in Livonia, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Livonia residents do (98.2%). Livonia is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Livonia Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Livonia citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.67% of adults in Livonia have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Livonia in 2000 was $27,923, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,692 for a family of four. However, Livonia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Livonia home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Livonia is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Livonia include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, English, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Livonia is English.