Liberty Lake, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

12,737

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.1

0.802% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.99%

4.06% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$118,723

12.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$577,500

Population & Diversity

Liberty Lake, WA is home to a population of 12.7k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.39% of Liberty Lake, WA residents were born outside of the country (432 people).

In 2024, there were 28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.2k people) in Liberty Lake, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 398 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 316 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Liberty Lake, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Liberty Lake, WA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Liberty Lake, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.2k ± 509
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
398 ± 211
White (Hispanic)
316 ± 201

5.42%

Hispanic Population

690 people

5.42% of the people in Liberty Lake, WA are hispanic (690 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Liberty Lake, WA 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 Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

3.39%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

432 people

1.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

187 people

As of 2024, 3.39% of Liberty Lake, WA residents (432 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 Lake, WA was 1.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
129 ± 100
Vietnam
116 ± 72
Gulf War (1990s)
86 ± 64

Liberty Lake, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Liberty Lake, WA employs 5.69k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Liberty Lake, WA were Health Care & Social Assistance (827 people), Manufacturing (673 people), and Educational Services (582 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($220,437), Information ($152,977), and Manufacturing ($126,083).

Employment

Occupations

5.69k

2024 Value

± 771

4.15%

1 Year growth

± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Liberty Lake, WA grew at a rate of 4.15%, from 5.47k employees to 5.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Liberty Lake, WA, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (614 people), Sales & Related Occupations (608 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (579 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Liberty Lake, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (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

5.69k

2024 Value

± 771

4.15%

1 Year growth

± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Liberty Lake, WA grew at a rate of 4.15%, from 5.47k employees to 5.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Liberty Lake, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (827 people), Manufacturing (673 people), and Educational Services (582 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Liberty Lake, WA, though some of these residents may live in Liberty Lake, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$91,823

Median earning men ± $29,522

$46,904

Median earning women ± $8,640

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($157,639), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($126,445).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($133,967), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($121,583), and Public Administration ($91,446).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Liberty Lake, WA was $577,500 in 2024, which is 1.74 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $506,000 to $577,500, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Liberty Lake, WA is 67%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Liberty Lake, WA have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Liberty Lake, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$577,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$43,908

$3,180

Median Property Taxes

±$433

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 Lake, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

67%

Homeownership

2024

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67% of the housing units in Liberty Lake, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Liberty Lake, WA 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.

$118,723

Median Household Income

± $8,914

4.74k

Number of Households

± 597

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.74k households in Liberty Lake, WA grew to $118,723 from the previous year's value of $105,599.

The following chart displays the households in Liberty Lake, WA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Liberty Lake, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (58.3%)
Worked At Home (27.8%)
Carpooled (10.6%)

In 2024, 58.3% of workers in Liberty Lake, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.8%) and those who carpooled to work (10.6%).

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

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Liberty Lake, WA have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.245% of the workforce in Liberty Lake, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Liberty Lake, WA (633 out of 12.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Liberty Lake, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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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