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Livingston, NJ
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Livingston profile


Living in Livingston



Livingston is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 31,000 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Livingston is the 54th largest community in New Jersey.

Livingston home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Livingston real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Livingston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.19% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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.

One downside of living in Livingston, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.69 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Livingston use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Livingston‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, Livingston is a pretty powerful place. 72.71% of the adults in Livingston have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Livingston in 2018 was $81,298, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $325,192 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, Polish, and German.

In addition, Livingston has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.95%).

The most common language spoken in Livingston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.