Demographics of Livingston County, Missouri

Livingston County, Missouri had 14,708 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +153 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Livingston County, in four figures

14,708
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +153 people.; 39.8 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,627 ±$5,612
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Livingston County, Missouri's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Livingston County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Livingston County, Missouri's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Livingston County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,555	100.0	100.0
2021	14,760	101.4	100.2
2022	14,494	99.6	100.7
2023	14,608	100.4	101.6
2024	14,686	100.9	102.5
2025	14,708	101.1	103.1

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Population of Livingston County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	14,555	−9	+6	0	−15
2021	14,760	+205	−60	+9	+260
2022	14,494	−266	−50	+5	−227
2023	14,608	+114	−50	+9	+157
2024	14,686	+78	−17	+10	+86
2025	14,708	+22	−22	+9	+35

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.8 ±1.0: for men 38.8 ±1.4 and for women 40.4 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Livingston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	756 ±24	5.3% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,351 ±221	16.4% ±1.5	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,054 ±113	7.3% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,953 ±216	27.5% ±1.5	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,368 ±182	23.4% ±1.3	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,882 ±250	20.1% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,627 ±$5,612, and income per person $33,477 ±$2,605, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Livingston County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	917 ±182	16.4% ±3.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,187 ±173	21.2% ±3.0	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,164 ±211	20.8% ±3.7	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	883 ±183	15.7% ±3.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	830 ±171	14.8% ±3.0	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	294 ±97	5.2% ±1.7	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	333 ±112	5.9% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Livingston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,560 ±309	11.9% ±2.4	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	464 ±144	15.3% ±4.6	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	731 ±176	11.3% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	365 ±107	10.2% ±2.9	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Livingston County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Livingston County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	6,399 ±66	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.6% ±2.9	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.4% ±3.0	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.3% ±3.4	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.7% ±3.5	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$147,700 ±$13,173	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$768 ±$77	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Livingston County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	295 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,036 ±92	90.8% ±0.6	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	434 ±91	3.0% ±0.6	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	12 to 86	0.1% to 0.6%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	41 ±19	0.3% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 97	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	457 ±118	3.2% ±0.8	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Livingston County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	11,469 ±316	79.8% ±2.2	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,765 ±316	19.2% ±2.2	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 41	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	51 to 175	0.4% to 1.2%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	22 to 82	0.2% to 0.6%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1 to 121	< 0.1% to 0.8%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Livingston County among the counties of Missouri

70th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Livingston County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Moniteau County	15,428	+1.3%
Macon County	15,190	−0.1%
New Madrid County	15,086	−7.6%
Cedar County	14,888	+4.8%
Gasconade County	14,784	+0.1%
Livingston County	14,708	+1.1%
Dent County	14,584	+1.3%
Pemiscot County	14,465	−7.2%
Osage County	13,611	+2.7%
Madison County	12,858	+1.9%
Douglas County	12,342	+6.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 70 Counties by population in Missouri
No. 71 Counties by population growth in Missouri

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026