Livingston is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 31,000 people and five associated neighborhoods, Livingston is the 54th largest community in New Jersey. Livingston home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Livingston real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Livingston is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 95.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Livingston is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Livingston who work in management occupations (18.00%), business and financial occupations (17.32%), and computer science and math (9.34%). Also of interest is that Livingston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Livingston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 29.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Livingston is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. Because of many things, Livingston is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Livingston a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The township’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Livingston has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Livingston’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Livingston, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.46 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Livingston use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Livingston‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Livingston, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Livingston is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 73.92% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Livingston in 2022 was $88,882, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $355,528 for a family of four. Livingston is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Livingston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Livingston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Livingston include Italian, Russian, Irish, German, and Polish. In addition, Livingston has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (29.24%). The most common language spoken in Livingston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
