Livingston is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 27,391 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Livingston is the 63rd largest community in New Jersey.

Livingston is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Livingston is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Livingston who work in sales jobs (15.50%), management occupations (15.12%), and office and administrative support jobs (14.16%).

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

In addition, Livingston is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Livingston is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Livingston's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Livingston is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Livingston Information and Demographics

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 57.67% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Livingston in 2000 was $47,218, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $188,872 for a family of four. However, Livingston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Livingston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Livingston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Livingston is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Livingston include Italian, Russian, Irish, German, Polish, Eastern European, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Livingston's cultural character, accounting for 18.82% of the town's population.

The languages spoken by people in Livingston are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Livingston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Spanish, Korean, and Russian.