Easley vs Liberty

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

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

Easley has the higher population (23,942 vs 3,337 in Liberty). Easley has the higher median household income ($65,330 vs $42,077 in Liberty). Easley has the higher median home value ($243,100 vs $162,800 in Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	Easley	Liberty
Population	23,942	3,337
Median age	41.0 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,330	$42,077
Median home value	$243,100	$162,800
Median gross rent	$903	$725
Housing units	11,358	1,375
Homeownership rate	68.1%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Easley	Liberty
Population	20,923 → 23,942 (+14.4%)	3,177 → 3,337 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$52,414 → $65,330 (+24.6%)	$50,541 → $42,077 (-16.7%)
Median home value	$159,800 → $243,100 (+52.1%)	$96,800 → $162,800 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$762 → $903 (+18.5%)	$810 → $725 (-10.5%)

Easley

Population

20,92323,942

Median household income

$52,414$65,330

Median home value

$159,800$243,100

Median gross rent

$762$903

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)

	Easley	Liberty
Under 5	6.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.8%	23.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	2.8%
25 to 34	14.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.9%
75 and over	8.6%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Easley	Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	74.2%
Black or African American	10.4%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Easley	Liberty
No high school diploma	12.6%	11.9%
High school graduate	26.4%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Easley	Liberty
Drove alone	82.6%	81.9%
Carpooled	5.6%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	5.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Easley	Liberty
1-unit, detached	70.1%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	3.1%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Easley	Liberty
Poverty rate	14.3%	19.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1986	1970