Liberty County vs Troup County

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

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

Troup County has the higher population (69,821 vs 66,826 in Liberty County). Liberty County has the higher median household income ($59,013 vs $54,905 in Troup County). Troup County has the higher median home value ($187,800 vs $180,200 in Liberty County).

Population, income & housing

	Liberty County	Troup County
Population	66,826	69,821
Median age	28.7 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,013	$54,905
Median home value	$180,200	$187,800
Median gross rent	$1,203	$1,044
Housing units	27,228	29,255
Homeownership rate	49.9%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Liberty County	Troup County
Population	61,349 → 66,826 (+8.9%)	69,919 → 69,821 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$48,007 → $59,013 (+22.9%)	$45,649 → $54,905 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$124,500 → $180,200 (+44.7%)	$136,700 → $187,800 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,203 (+12.7%)	$823 → $1,044 (+26.9%)

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

Troup County

Population

69,91969,821

Median household income

$45,649$54,905

Median home value

$136,700$187,800

Median gross rent

$823$1,044

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Liberty County	Troup County
Under 5	9.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.1%	18.4%
18 to 24	14.5%	8.6%
25 to 34	19.7%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	8.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.4%
75 and over	3.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Liberty County	Troup County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	54.2%
Black or African American	41.4%	36.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.8%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Liberty County	Troup County
No high school diploma	8.0%	12.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Liberty County	Troup County
Drove alone	80.7%	79.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	2.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.0%	6.7%
Other means	0.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Liberty County	Troup County
1-unit, detached	55.8%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	7.9%
20 or more units	3.0%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Liberty County	Troup County
Poverty rate	14.5%	18.5%
Average household size	2.75	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1993	1984