In addition, Livingston is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Because of many things, Livingston is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Livingston really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Livingston perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Livingston, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.46 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Livingston is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Livingston area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Livingston, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Livingston is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 73.92% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Livingston in 2018 was $88,882, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $355,528 for a family of four.
Livingston is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Livingston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Livingston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Livingston include Italian, Russian, Irish, German, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Livingston's cultural character, accounting for 29.24% of the township’s population.
The most common language spoken in Livingston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
