Liberty County, Georgia

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 66,826
Median household income: $59,013
Median home value: $180,200

Home to 66,826 residents, Liberty County is one of Georgia's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $59,013, its median household income sits below Georgia's $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Liberty County's population grew 8.9% from 61,349 to 66,826, while its median household income rose 22.9% from $48,007 to $59,013.

55.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 66,826
Median age: 28.7 yrs
Median household income: $59,013
Median home value: $180,200
Median gross rent: $1,203
Housing units: 27,228
Homeownership rate: 49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	61,349	$48,007	$124,500	$1,067
2020	62,039	$50,411	$133,700	$1,064
2021	64,334	$50,617	$138,400	$1,093
2022	65,550	$55,149	$158,400	$1,178
2023	66,826	$59,013	$180,200	$1,203

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3419.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,414	9.6%
5 to 17	12,080	18.1%
18 to 24	9,681	14.5%
25 to 34	13,161	19.7%
35 to 44	7,705	11.5%
45 to 54	5,404	8.1%
55 to 64	5,823	8.7%
65 to 74	4,212	6.3%
75 and over	2,346	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,966	37.4%
Black or African American	27,652	41.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	135	0.2%
Asian	1,171	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	295	0.4%
Some other race	239	0.4%
Two or more races	4,070	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,298	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,083	8.0%
High school graduate	12,266	31.7%
Some college or associate's	15,617	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,218	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,467	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,450	80.7%
Carpooled	2,842	9.4%
Public transit	86	0.3%
Walked	833	2.8%
Bicycle	125	0.4%
Worked from home	1,807	6.0%
Other means	147	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,377	36.4%
15 to 29 min	8,887	31.2%
30 to 44 min	3,848	13.5%
45 to 59 min	2,365	8.3%
60+ min	3,006	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 14.5% (9,289 of 64,111)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,988	68.3%
Nonfamily households	7,418	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,406	86.0%
Vacant	3,822	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,690	49.9%
Renter-occupied	11,716	50.1%

1-unit, detached55.8%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other16.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,184	55.8%
1-unit, attached	1,004	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2,817	10.3%
5 to 19 units	2,800	10.3%
20 or more units	812	3.0%
Mobile home & other	4,611	16.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 13179
State: Georgia
Land area: 516 sq mi
Water area: 86 sq mi
Center point: 31.8075, -81.4579

Cities & places

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