Livingston is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,971 people and three associated neighborhoods, Livingston is the 178th largest community in Louisiana. Livingston has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Livingston, where the median household income is $78,056.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Livingston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Livingston is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Livingston who work in food service (15.78%), teaching (11.61%), and management occupations (8.57%). 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.The percentage of adults in Livingston who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.31% of the adults in Livingston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Livingston in 2022 was $34,128, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,512 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 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Livingston include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Livingston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
