Livingston is a somewhat small city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 8,790 people and two associated neighborhoods, Livingston is the 12th largest community in Montana. Livingston has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Of important note, Livingston is also a city of artists. Livingston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Livingston’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Livingston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.31% 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.

Being a small city, Livingston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Livingston are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.68% of adults in Livingston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Livingston in 2018 was $37,180, which is wealthy relative to Montana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,720 for a family of four. However, Livingston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Livingston include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Livingston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.