Liberty

Population: 2,678
Median household income: $39,293
Median home value: $152,800

Liberty, a community in Randolph County, North Carolina, has 2,678 residents. Its median household income of $39,293 runs below the Randolph County figure of $59,047.

Between 2019 and 2023, Liberty's population held roughly steady from 2,662 to 2,678, while its median home value rose 38.3% from $110,500 to $152,800.

The median resident is 37.2 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,678
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $39,293
Median home value: $152,800
Median gross rent: $733
Housing units: 1,238
Homeownership rate: 46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6622,678

Median household income

$38,958$39,293

Median home value

$110,500$152,800

Median gross rent

$669$733

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,662	$38,958	$110,500	$669
2020	2,657	$43,018	$116,300	$620
2021	2,660	$41,657	$121,000	$628
2022	2,666	$48,672	$148,700	$657
2023	2,678	$39,293	$152,800	$733

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	184	6.9%
5 to 17	414	15.5%
18 to 24	168	6.3%
25 to 34	499	18.6%
35 to 44	280	10.5%
45 to 54	283	10.6%
55 to 64	268	10.0%
65 to 74	329	12.3%
75 and over	253	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,547	57.8%
Black or African American	560	20.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.2%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	92	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	472	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.2%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	501	26.2%
High school graduate	589	30.8%
Some college or associate's	612	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	165	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	45	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,089	86.6%
Carpooled	45	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	5.9%
Other means	31	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	453	38.3%
15 to 29 min	274	23.2%
30 to 44 min	360	30.4%
45 to 59 min	43	3.6%
60+ min	53	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 18.1% (484 of 2,678)

	Count	Share
Family households	688	60.0%
Nonfamily households	459	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,147	92.6%
Vacant	91	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	533	46.5%
Renter-occupied	614	53.5%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units22.6%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	786	63.5%
1-unit, attached	4	0.3%
2 to 4 units	74	6.0%
5 to 19 units	280	22.6%
20 or more units	24	1.9%
Mobile home & other	70	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3738100
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.8550, -79.5693