The Town Files

Livingston County, Michigan

195,833 people. The median home is worth $356,800 (typical Michigan town: $193,900) and the median household earns $103,039.

Towns in Livingston County

Towns in Livingston County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Hamburg21,259$384,700$113,98048.7
Genoa20,692$395,300$100,71645.9
Green Oak19,539$390,800$119,33544.2
Brighton19,144$422,400$132,61043.3
Hartland15,256$378,300$108,56843.8
Oceola14,623$368,700$118,87040.4
Tyrone11,986$370,600$99,77042.7
Marion11,245$381,100$123,21143.4
Howell10,068$265,600$60,44940.8
Handy8,602$250,400$78,54239.4
Howell7,893$276,400$86,08339.9
Putnam7,890$344,900$96,44245.6
Brighton7,446$339,000$80,68247.4
Deerfield4,166$326,500$105,25741.6
Iosco3,870$319,500$112,06342.7
Conway3,608$285,500$100,62534.4
Unadilla3,333$258,300$71,77156.2
Cohoctah3,246$347,400$86,25052.0
Fowlerville2,951$192,000$45,77341.9

People and housing

Livingston CountyTypical Michigan town
Median home value$356,800$193,900
Median rent$1,287$955
Median household income$103,039$69,792
Median age43.943.7
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%21.5%
Below the poverty line5.1%10.4%

Jobs and pay

64,380 jobs in 2024, average pay $57,015 a year.

Largest industries in Livingston CountyManufacturing9,756 jobs · $74,038Retail8,298 jobs · $43,841Health care & social assistan…7,974 jobs · $48,588Hotels & restaurants7,462 jobs · $23,442Professional & technical serv…4,832 jobs · $65,020Construction4,536 jobs · $78,008
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Livingston County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 2.7%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 534 storm events in Livingston County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Livingston County by type since 1996Hail71Heat15Flood19Tornado11High Wind27Lightning13Heavy Snow38Winter Storm19Winter Weather6Cold/Wind Chill9
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Livingston County has been included in 9 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
February 8, 2024FloodDR-4757: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 27, 2020BiologicalDR-4494: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3455: Covid-19
September 7, 2005HurricaneEM-3225: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
June 30, 2004Severe StormDR-1527: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
September 23, 2003OtherEM-3189: Power Outage
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).