Liberty County vs Spalding County

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

Liberty County and Spalding County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Spalding County has the higher population (68,215 vs 66,826 in Liberty County). Spalding County has the higher median household income ($60,217 vs $59,013 in Liberty County). Spalding County has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $180,200 in Liberty County).

Population, income & housing

	Liberty County	Spalding County
Population	66,826	68,215
Median age	28.7 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,013	$60,217
Median home value	$180,200	$196,600
Median gross rent	$1,203	$1,053
Housing units	27,228	28,338
Homeownership rate	49.9%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Liberty County	Spalding County
Population	61,349 → 66,826 (+8.9%)	65,306 → 68,215 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$48,007 → $59,013 (+22.9%)	$47,111 → $60,217 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$124,500 → $180,200 (+44.7%)	$122,800 → $196,600 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,203 (+12.7%)	$872 → $1,053 (+20.8%)

Liberty County

Population

61,34966,826

Median household income

$48,007$59,013

Median home value

$124,500$180,200

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,203

Spalding County

Population

65,30668,215

Median household income

$47,111$60,217

Median home value

$122,800$196,600

Median gross rent

$872$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Liberty County	Spalding County
Under 5	9.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.1%	17.1%
18 to 24	14.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	19.7%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	8.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	6.3%	11.4%
75 and over	3.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Liberty County	Spalding County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	54.6%
Black or African American	41.4%	35.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Liberty County	Spalding County
No high school diploma	8.0%	14.6%
High school graduate	31.7%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Liberty County	Spalding County
Drove alone	80.7%	81.6%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.4%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Liberty County	Spalding County
1-unit, detached	55.8%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	4.9%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Liberty County	Spalding County
Poverty rate	14.5%	18.7%
Average household size	2.75	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1993	1984