Central vs Liberty

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

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

Central has the higher population (5,299 vs 3,337 in Liberty). Central has the higher median household income ($58,262 vs $42,077 in Liberty). Central has the higher median home value ($228,500 vs $162,800 in Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	Central	Liberty
Population	5,299	3,337
Median age	22.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,262	$42,077
Median home value	$228,500	$162,800
Median gross rent	$973	$725
Housing units	2,162	1,375
Homeownership rate	23.0%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.6%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central	Liberty
Population	5,270 → 5,299 (+0.6%)	3,177 → 3,337 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$28,820 → $58,262 (+102.2%)	$50,541 → $42,077 (-16.7%)
Median home value	$108,700 → $228,500 (+110.2%)	$96,800 → $162,800 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$652 → $973 (+49.2%)	$810 → $725 (-10.5%)

Central

Population

5,2705,299

Median household income

$28,820$58,262

Median home value

$108,700$228,500

Median gross rent

$652$973

Liberty

Population

3,1773,337

Median household income

$50,541$42,077

Median home value

$96,800$162,800

Median gross rent

$810$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central	Liberty
Under 5	8.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	10.8%	23.6%
18 to 24	35.0%	2.8%
25 to 34	15.4%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	3.0%	9.6%
65 to 74	2.8%	13.9%
75 and over	3.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central	Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	74.2%
Black or African American	7.3%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central	Liberty
No high school diploma	9.3%	11.9%
High school graduate	18.2%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central	Liberty
Drove alone	78.7%	81.9%
Carpooled	7.1%	11.7%
Public transit	4.9%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central	Liberty
1-unit, detached	33.4%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	41.4%	3.1%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Central	Liberty
Poverty rate	31.4%	19.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1993	1970