Clemson vs Liberty

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

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

Clemson has the higher population (17,759 vs 3,337 in Liberty). Clemson has the higher median household income ($49,713 vs $42,077 in Liberty). Clemson has the higher median home value ($359,100 vs $162,800 in Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	Clemson	Liberty
Population	17,759	3,337
Median age	24.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,713	$42,077
Median home value	$359,100	$162,800
Median gross rent	$972	$725
Housing units	8,423	1,375
Homeownership rate	35.5%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clemson	Liberty
Population	16,463 → 17,759 (+7.9%)	3,177 → 3,337 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$43,568 → $49,713 (+14.1%)	$50,541 → $42,077 (-16.7%)
Median home value	$236,500 → $359,100 (+51.8%)	$96,800 → $162,800 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$928 → $972 (+4.7%)	$810 → $725 (-10.5%)

Clemson

Population

16,46317,759

Median household income

$43,568$49,713

Median home value

$236,500$359,100

Median gross rent

$928$972

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)

	Clemson	Liberty
Under 5	0.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	9.8%	23.6%
18 to 24	41.1%	2.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	7.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	6.0%	9.6%
65 to 74	5.8%	13.9%
75 and over	7.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clemson	Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	74.2%
Black or African American	8.5%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clemson	Liberty
No high school diploma	5.5%	11.9%
High school graduate	13.2%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	34.2%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clemson	Liberty
Drove alone	67.8%	81.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	11.7%
Public transit	5.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	5.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clemson	Liberty
1-unit, detached	40.2%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	24.1%	3.1%
20 or more units	12.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Clemson	Liberty
Poverty rate	36.1%	19.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1988	1970