Asheboro vs Liberty

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

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

Asheboro has the higher population (27,353 vs 2,678 in Liberty). Asheboro has the higher median household income ($48,628 vs $39,293 in Liberty). Asheboro has the higher median home value ($162,800 vs $152,800 in Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	Asheboro	Liberty
Population	27,353	2,678
Median age	36.1 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,628	$39,293
Median home value	$162,800	$152,800
Median gross rent	$855	$733
Housing units	12,269	1,238
Homeownership rate	46.6%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Asheboro	Liberty
Population	25,852 → 27,353 (+5.8%)	2,662 → 2,678 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$38,211 → $48,628 (+27.3%)	$38,958 → $39,293 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$120,900 → $162,800 (+34.7%)	$110,500 → $152,800 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $855 (+27.6%)	$669 → $733 (+9.6%)

Asheboro

Population

25,85227,353

Median household income

$38,211$48,628

Median home value

$120,900$162,800

Median gross rent

$670$855

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)

	Asheboro	Liberty
Under 5	6.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	19.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	14.0%	18.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	9.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.3%
75 and over	9.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Asheboro	Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	52.8%	57.8%
Black or African American	14.1%	20.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	27.7%	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Asheboro	Liberty
No high school diploma	16.8%	26.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Asheboro	Liberty
Drove alone	82.9%	86.6%
Carpooled	10.4%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	5.9%
Other means	1.9%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Asheboro	Liberty
1-unit, detached	52.1%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	22.6%
20 or more units	4.7%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Asheboro	Liberty
Poverty rate	20.2%	18.1%
Average household size	2.30	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1981	1979