Archdale vs Liberty

A side-by-side comparison of Archdale and Liberty: population, income, housing, and more.

Archdale and Liberty are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Archdale has the higher population (11,992 vs 2,678 in Liberty). Archdale has the higher median household income ($64,984 vs $39,293 in Liberty). Archdale has the higher median home value ($188,200 vs $152,800 in Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	Archdale	Liberty
Population	11,992	2,678
Median age	46.5 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,984	$39,293
Median home value	$188,200	$152,800
Median gross rent	$960	$733
Housing units	5,077	1,238
Homeownership rate	80.2%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archdale	Liberty
Population	11,510 → 11,992 (+4.2%)	2,662 → 2,678 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$53,030 → $64,984 (+22.5%)	$38,958 → $39,293 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$138,000 → $188,200 (+36.4%)	$110,500 → $152,800 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $960 (+34.5%)	$669 → $733 (+9.6%)

Archdale

Population

11,51011,992

Median household income

$53,030$64,984

Median home value

$138,000$188,200

Median gross rent

$714$960

Liberty

Population

2,6622,678

Median household income

$38,958$39,293

Median home value

$110,500$152,800

Median gross rent

$669$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archdale	Liberty
Under 5	2.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	15.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	18.6%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	16.2%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.3%
75 and over	8.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archdale	Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	57.8%
Black or African American	8.4%	20.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	5.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archdale	Liberty
No high school diploma	12.1%	26.2%
High school graduate	28.9%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archdale	Liberty
Drove alone	80.9%	86.6%
Carpooled	10.5%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	5.9%
Other means	1.3%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archdale	Liberty
1-unit, detached	75.6%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	11.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	22.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Archdale	Liberty
Poverty rate	6.3%	18.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1985	1979