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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Livingston is $59,527, which is much higher than the state average of $34,566 and is much higher than the national average of $27,041. Livingston median household income is $124,936, which has grown by 26.37% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Livingston residents spend 31.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 30.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.2 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Livingston, NJ	59,527 USD
New Jersey	34,566 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Livingston, NJ	57,672 USD
New Jersey	37,801 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Livingston, NJ	82,583 USD
New Jersey	45,513 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Livingston, NJ	37,772 USD
New Jersey	30,591 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Livingston, NJ	124,936 USD
New Jersey	68,981 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Livingston, NJ	179,601 USD
New Jersey	92,315 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Livingston, NJ	26.37%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Livingston, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	54.62%	$30,408, see rank	29.53%	$15,381	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	28.65%	$20,131, see rank	27.40%	$16,275	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	0.70%	$8,132, see rank	2.10%	$3,688	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	17.95%	$32,982, see rank	17.23%	$22,288	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Livingston, NJ	141,441 USD
New Jersey	83,957 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Livingston, NJ	196,773 USD
New Jersey	107,639 USD
U.S.	81,537 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Livingston, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$124,795, see rank	$74,715	$54,535
Black	$88,906, see rank	$46,139	$34,445
Hispanic	$129,671, see rank	$48,093	$40,946
Asian	$133,810, see rank	$96,884	$68,458
One Race, Other	$116,063, see rank	$44,351	$40,521

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Livingston, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$41,429, see rank	$34,048	$26,365
25 to 44	$153,125, see rank	$76,313	$56,832
45 to 64	$145,972, see rank	$84,863	$63,121
65 or over	$74,327, see rank	$38,290	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Livingston, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,821, see rank	6,821,981	235,871,704
Male¹	9,554, 45.89%, see rank	48.31%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,348, 76.91%, see rank	73.41%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	7,348, 76.91%, see rank	73.14%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,131, 97.05%, see rank	93.13%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	217, 2.95%, see rank	6.87%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,206, 23.09%, see rank	26.59%	28.72%
Female¹	11,267, 54.11%, see rank	51.69%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,755, 51.08%, see rank	60.10%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	5,755, 51.08%, see rank	60.05%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,568, 96.75%, see rank	93.15%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	187, 3.25%, see rank	6.85%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,512, 48.92%, see rank	39.90%	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Livingston, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,341, 100%	4,102,839	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,450, 76.57%, see rank	71.84%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	610, 4.94%, see rank	9.13%	10.52%
Public Transportation	1,416, 11.47%, see rank	10.41%	4.95%
Walked	144, 1.17%, see rank	3.31%	2.86%
Other Means	130, 1.05%, see rank	1.91%	1.72%
Worked at Home	591, 4.79%, see rank	3.41%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Livingston, NJ	31.3 minutes
New Jersey	30.0 minutes
U.S.	25.2 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Livingston, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,699	4,217,343	141,303,145
Male¹	7,131, 56.15%, see rank	53.23%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,515, 63.32%, see rank	36.64%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	484, 6.79%, see rank	13.97%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,434, 20.11%, see rank	19.81%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	389, 5.46%, see rank	14.56%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	309, 4.33%, see rank	14.70%	18.26%
Female¹	5,568, 43.85%, see rank	46.77%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,447, 61.91%, see rank	41.58%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	516, 9.27%, see rank	17.61%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,458, 26.19%, see rank	35.20%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 0.38%, see rank	0.47%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	126, 2.26%, see rank	5.07%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Livingston, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,699, 100%	4,217,343	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	24, 0.19%, see rank	0.37%	1.82%
Construction	497, 3.91%, see rank	6.31%	7.45%
Manufacturing	1,181, 9.30%, see rank	9.51%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	692, 5.45%, see rank	3.90%	3.20%
Retail Trade	793, 6.24%, see rank	11.16%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	227, 1.79%, see rank	5.75%	5.08%
Information	473, 3.72%, see rank	3.27%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,018, 15.89%, see rank	9.19%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,298, 18.10%, see rank	12.05%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,090, 24.33%, see rank	21.82%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	439, 3.46%, see rank	7.60%	8.77%
Public Administration	279, 2.20%, see rank	4.64%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	688, 5.42%, see rank	4.41%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Livingston, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	681	2.51%, see rank	8.81%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	90	1.20%, see rank	6.51%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical poverty level data.