Liberty

Population: 8,491
Median household income: $52,341
Median home value: $127,200

Located in Liberty County, Texas, Liberty is a community with a population of 8,491. At $52,341, its median household income sits below Liberty County's $64,773.

From 2019 to 2023, Liberty's population declined 7.0% from 9,131 to 8,491, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $93,600 to $127,200.

Owners occupy 68.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,491
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,341
Median home value: $127,200
Median gross rent: $1,097
Housing units: 3,449
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1318,491

Median household income

$58,057$52,341

Median home value

$93,600$127,200

Median gross rent

$882$1,097

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,131	$58,057	$93,600	$882
2020	9,299	$55,392	$124,900	$972
2021	8,227	$53,734	$137,900	$884
2022	8,348	$57,962	$145,000	$972
2023	8,491	$52,341	$127,200	$1,097

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	658	7.7%
5 to 17	1,270	15.0%
18 to 24	709	8.4%
25 to 34	1,050	12.4%
35 to 44	1,578	18.6%
45 to 54	1,062	12.5%
55 to 64	732	8.6%
65 to 74	730	8.6%
75 and over	702	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,707	55.4%
Black or African American	638	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	76	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	431	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,632	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,216	20.8%
High school graduate	2,001	34.2%
Some college or associate's	1,830	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	581	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	226	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled21.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,240	70.4%
Carpooled	667	21.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	239	7.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,162	39.5%
15 to 29 min	427	14.5%
30 to 44 min	725	24.7%
45 to 59 min	334	11.4%
60+ min	293	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 21.9% (1,740 of 7,955)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,063	67.9%
Nonfamily households	975	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,038	88.1%
Vacant	411	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,088	68.7%
Renter-occupied	950	31.3%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,175	63.1%
1-unit, attached	133	3.9%
2 to 4 units	274	7.9%
5 to 19 units	353	10.2%
20 or more units	117	3.4%
Mobile home & other	397	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4842568
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 1.25 sq mi
Center point: 30.0388, -94.7888