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Livingston County, New York

Republican +21.4 (2024)
County seat
Geneseo
Judicial district
7th Judicial District Supreme Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
61,438
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 61,498.

At a glance

Livingston County is a 61,438-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,486, $8,282 below the NY state median of $85,768; 30.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 20.6% of covered employment, average pay $52,354/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, below the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 61% of the vote across the three.

Population
61,498
Median household income
$74,001
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 2%.

Livingston County has a population of 61,498, with a median age of 41.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.4%; Black residents 2.0%. Independently, 4.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $77,486; 30.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.9% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 54,161 88.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,857 4.6%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,155 1.9%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 714 1.2%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 2,228 3.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 26 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 33 0.1%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 324 0.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 41.5

  • Under 18 10,966 17.8%
  • 18–24 8,812 14.3%
  • 25–44 13,388 21.8%
  • 45–64 15,948 25.9%
  • 65 and over 12,384 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$77,486
90% interval $71,679–$83,293
−$8,282 vs NY · 21st of 62
Below poverty line
9.9%
90% interval 7.7%–12.1%
−4.1 pp vs NY · 55th of 62

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Energy-sector presence

BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 5.1%.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 20.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, below the New York state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
−0.42 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.1B
0.13% of state
Avg. annual pay
$58,253
Establishments
1,476

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 4,093 20.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,830 19.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,108 10.6%
  • Public administration 1,633 8.2%
  • Manufacturing 1,624 8.2%
  • Construction 1,403 7.1%
  • Professional & business services 1,173 5.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 1,007 5.1%
  • Other services 691 3.5%
  • Financial activities 330 1.7%
  • Information 141 0.7%
  • Unclassified 71 0.4%

The sectors listed cover 91.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
76.3%
+22.0 pp vs NY · 20th of 62
Median gross rent
$931
−$690 vs NY · 41st of 62
Owner-occupied
18,684
Renter-occupied
5,789

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 51% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Construction, $87,183/yr) pays 3.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $24,460/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Livingston County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.7% in 2024, 57.9% in 2020, 61.3% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 30,928 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201661.3%33.4%
202057.9%39.7%
202460.7%39.3%
  • Republican 18,780 60.7%
  • Democratic 12,148 39.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

5.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (3,596 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

94.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,419 2.4%
  • German or other West Germanic 564 1.0%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 256 0.4%
  • Chinese 181 0.3%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 126 0.2%
  • Arabic 36 0.1%
  • Tagalog 31 0.1%
  • Korean 24 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
24,473
Family households
15,235
62.3% of households
Married couples w/ children
3,617
23.7% of families
Single-mother families
1,002
6.6% of families
Veterans
3,596
7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

44.1% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 17,541 28.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 4,987 8.1%
  • Evangelical Protestant 3,664 5.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,047 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.1%
±0.8 pp
Uninsured
3.9%
±0.8 pp
37th of 62
With a disability
14.7%
±1 pp
35th of 62
Bachelor's or higher
30.6%
±1.6 pp
−9.6 pp vs NY · 28th of 62
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
4.3%
90% interval 3.8%–4.8% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Supreme Court
Judges
14 (Elected Supreme Court Justices per Judicial District (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction). Excludes Acting Supreme Court Justices designated from lower courts (would roughly double the bench in NYC + Long Island). Vintage 2026 nycourts.gov + Judiciary Law § 140-a; counts are approximate and shift with vacancies/redistributions.)
Court seats
Auburn, Bath, Canandaigua, Geneseo, Lyons, Penn Yan, Rochester, Waterloo

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Livingston totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 6 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
6
11.87 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Livingston County, New York to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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