Liberty County, Texas

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 97,993
Median household income: $64,773
Median home value: $167,100

Liberty County, Texas counts 97,993 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,773, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Liberty County's population grew 17.1% from 83,702 to 97,993, while its median household income rose 25.8% from $51,494 to $64,773.

78.8% of workers drive to work alone. 59.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 97,993
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,773
Median home value: $167,100
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 34,765
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

83,70297,993

Median household income

$51,494$64,773

Median home value

$111,600$167,100

Median gross rent

$850$1,038

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	83,702	$51,494	$111,600	$850
2020	86,173	$50,917	$115,300	$857
2021	89,948	$53,871	$128,400	$873
2022	93,523	$59,605	$145,400	$978
2023	97,993	$64,773	$167,100	$1,038

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,439	7.6%
5 to 17	21,312	21.7%
18 to 24	8,713	8.9%
25 to 34	13,782	14.1%
35 to 44	12,641	12.9%
45 to 54	11,817	12.1%
55 to 64	10,588	10.8%
65 to 74	7,554	7.7%
75 and over	4,147	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,752	51.8%
Black or African American	7,806	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	155	0.2%
Asian	522	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.0%
Some other race	123	0.1%
Two or more races	2,426	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36,192	36.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,269	21.9%
High school graduate	23,101	38.2%
Some college or associate's	17,357	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,950	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,852	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,643	78.8%
Carpooled	4,145	11.8%
Public transit	62	0.2%
Walked	289	0.8%
Bicycle	10	0.0%
Worked from home	2,506	7.1%
Other means	416	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,522	17.0%
15 to 29 min	5,939	18.2%
30 to 44 min	7,991	24.5%
45 to 59 min	5,033	15.5%
60+ min	8,080	24.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 17.7% (16,281 of 92,094)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,906	73.0%
Nonfamily households	8,103	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,009	86.3%
Vacant	4,756	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,240	80.8%
Renter-occupied	5,769	19.2%

1-unit, detached59.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other33.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,511	59.0%
1-unit, attached	313	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1,027	3.0%
5 to 19 units	961	2.8%
20 or more units	302	0.9%
Mobile home & other	11,651	33.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 48291
State: Texas
Land area: 1,158 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 30.1585, -94.8441

Cities & places

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