Liberty

Population: 3,337
Median household income: $42,077
Median home value: $162,800

Liberty, a community in Pickens County, South Carolina, has 3,337 residents. At $42,077, its median household income sits below Pickens County's $59,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Liberty's population grew 5.0% from 3,177 to 3,337, while its median home value rose 68.2% from $96,800 to $162,800.

81.9% of workers drive to work alone. 87.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,337
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $42,077
Median home value: $162,800
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 1,375
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1773,337

Median household income

$50,541$42,077

Median home value

$96,800$162,800

Median gross rent

$810$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,177	$50,541	$96,800	$810
2020	3,168	$50,521	$106,400	$818
2021	3,349	$42,052	$116,300	$807
2022	3,329	$41,898	$150,800	$809
2023	3,337	$42,077	$162,800	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	178	5.3%
5 to 17	786	23.6%
18 to 24	92	2.8%
25 to 34	382	11.4%
35 to 44	438	13.1%
45 to 54	448	13.4%
55 to 64	319	9.6%
65 to 74	464	13.9%
75 and over	230	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,477	74.2%
Black or African American	440	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	147	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	273	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	271	11.9%
High school graduate	980	43.0%
Some college or associate's	642	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	312	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	76	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,164	81.9%
Carpooled	167	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	5.8%
Other means	8	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	299	22.3%
15 to 29 min	496	37.0%
30 to 44 min	360	26.9%
45 to 59 min	127	9.5%
60+ min	57	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 19.4% (647 of 3,337)

	Count	Share
Family households	881	64.1%
Nonfamily households	494	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,375	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,051	76.4%
Renter-occupied	324	23.6%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,197	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	43	3.1%
5 to 19 units	43	3.1%
20 or more units	7	0.5%
Mobile home & other	85	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4541380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.7913, -82.6963