County profile
Livingston County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#1004 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 50% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
10,906
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
826
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
35,057
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$73.8k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
19.0%±1.7%
Poverty rate
10.5%±1.4%
Business applications
255 · 2025
Retail establishments
124
35.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Pontiac Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$62.0M61CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing35%
Retail trade19%
Health care15%
Wholesale trade14%
Food & accommodation9%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
35,057
residents · 2025 · -2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $59.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−307
International migration+128
Natural change−580
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.0B2019
$2.0B2020
$2.3B2021
$2.7B2022
$2.7B2023
$2.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$142.2k±$8.0k
Median gross rent
$880/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
8.3%±1.6%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$12.6M
50 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 83Strong wind 76Drought 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2062016
2112017
2092018
2212019
2232020
2362021
2712022
2842023
3212024
3312025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 127% since 2021222021
532022
252023
532024
502025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.3 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
3.9 km
UP
Nearest port
45.4 km
Seneca Marine Industries, Bulk Material Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
55.1 km
CENTRAL IL RGNL/BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.9k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Livingston?
Livingston's economy produced $2.9B in 2024, growing 7.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.