Liberty, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

2,052

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.9

4.99% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.7%

40.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$45,500

2.78% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$122,000

Population & Diversity

Liberty, IN is home to a population of 2.05k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.1% of Liberty, IN residents were born outside of the country (43 people).

In 2024, there were 35.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.9k people) in Liberty, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 54 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 40 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Liberty, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Liberty, IN was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Liberty, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Liberty, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.9k ± 241
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
54 ± 39
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
40 ± 43

1.22%

Hispanic Population

25 people

1.22% of the people in Liberty, IN are hispanic (25 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Liberty, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

43 people

1.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

30 people

As of 2024, 2.1% of Liberty, IN residents (43 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Liberty, IN was 1.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Liberty, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
78 ± 52
Vietnam
61 ± 54
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 16

Liberty, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.28 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Liberty, IN.

Economy

The economy of Liberty, IN employs 904 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Liberty, IN were Retail Trade (146 people), Manufacturing (130 people), and Educational Services (122 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($68,750), Construction ($63,711), and Manufacturing ($54,750).

Employment

Occupations

904

2024 Value

± 184

−7%

1 Year decline

± 29.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Liberty, IN declined at a rate of −7%, from 972 employees to 904 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Liberty, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (142 people), Sales & Related Occupations (104 people), and Material Moving Occupations (70 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Liberty, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

904

2024 Value

± 184

−7%

1 Year decline

± 29.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Liberty, IN declined at a rate of −7%, from 972 employees to 904 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Liberty, IN, are Retail Trade (146 people), Manufacturing (130 people), and Educational Services (122 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Liberty, IN, though some of these residents may live in Liberty, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,792

Median earning men ± $14,049

$27,379

Median earning women ± $10,537

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($63,711), Manufacturing ($55,764), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,188).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,125), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,000), and Public Administration ($25,735).

Housing & Living

People in Liberty, IN have an average commute time of 28.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Liberty, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$122,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,733

$686

Median Property Taxes

±$148

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Liberty, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Liberty, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.5%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.5% of the housing units in Liberty, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Liberty, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$45,500

Median Household Income

± $15,171

1.02k

Number of Households

± 184

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.02k households in Liberty, IN declined from $45,500 from the previous year's value of $46,801.

The following chart displays the households in Liberty, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Liberty, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88.3%)
Carpooled (9.17%)
Public Transit (1.45%)

In 2024, 88.3% of workers in Liberty, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.17%) and those who used public transit to get to work (1.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Liberty, IN have a longer commute time (28.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.17% of the workforce in Liberty, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Liberty, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Liberty, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Liberty, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Liberty, IN (374 out of 2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Liberty, IN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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