Editing Livingston, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 135
|1920= 928
|1930= 1165
|1940= 1851
|1950= 2865
|1960= 3398
|1970= 3965
|1980= 4928
|1990= 5019
|2000= 5433
|2010= 5335
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=5640}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Livingston racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4843132&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/en.html|title=Census.gov|website=Census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,103
|55.02%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|997
|17.68%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|28
|0.5%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|96
|1.7%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|20
|0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|199
|3.53%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,197
|21.22%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,640'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,640 people, 1,951 households, and 1,268 families residing in the town.

The population in the 2010 census was 5,335, and was estimated to be 5,128 in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 23, 2019 |language=en }}</ref>
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, the population density was {{convert|649.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 2,358 housing units averaged 282.1 per square mile (108.9/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the town was 70.38% White, 18.50% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 8.08% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. About 13.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,048 households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were not families. About 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the town, the population was distributed as 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,424, and for a family was $37,868. Males had a median income of $30,318 versus $21,774 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,214. About 18.2% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.
 
In the 2010 Census, Livingston lost 1.8% of its population.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120107064836/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4843132.html 2010 Census for Livingston, Texas]