Liberty, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

8,650

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.5

6.89% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

25.2%

15.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,833

2.85% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$175,300

37.8% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Liberty, TX is home to a population of 8.65k people, from which 88.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.7% of Liberty, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.53k people).

In 2024, there were 2.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.19k people) in Liberty, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.89k Other (Hispanic) and 1.04k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.3%

2024 Citizenship

88.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.3% of Liberty, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Liberty, TX was 88.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Liberty, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.19k ± 762
Other (Hispanic)
1.89k ± 773
White (Hispanic)
1.04k ± 794

38.1%

Hispanic Population

3.29k people

38.1% of the people in Liberty, TX are hispanic (3.29k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Liberty, TX 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 Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

17.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.53k people

17.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.46k people

As of 2024, 17.7% of Liberty, TX residents (1.53k 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, TX was 17.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
163 ± 107
Gulf War (1990s)
41 ± 43
Gulf War (2001-)
31 ± 51

Liberty, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.98 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Liberty, TX employs 2.98k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Liberty, TX were Accommodation & Food Services (466 people), Construction (445 people), and Manufacturing (332 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($160,050), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($126,094), and Finance & Insurance ($118,780).

Employment

Occupations

2.98k

2024 Value

± 578

−6.35%

1 Year decline

± 29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Liberty, TX declined at a rate of −6.35%, from 3.18k employees to 2.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Liberty, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (465 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (400 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (385 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Liberty, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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

2.98k

2024 Value

± 578

−6.35%

1 Year decline

± 29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Liberty, TX declined at a rate of −6.35%, from 3.18k employees to 2.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Liberty, TX, are Accommodation & Food Services (466 people), Construction (445 people), and Manufacturing (332 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Liberty, TX, though some of these residents may live in Liberty, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,627

Median earning men ± $28,881

$27,710

Median earning women ± $5,310

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($127,188), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($109,063), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,071).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,625), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,456), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,340).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Liberty, TX was $175,300 in 2024, which is 0.527 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $127,200 to $175,300, a 37.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Liberty, TX is 67.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Liberty, TX have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Liberty, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$175,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,479

$1,950

Median Property Taxes

±$408

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

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

Rent vs Own

67.8%

Homeownership

2024

61.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.8% of the housing units in Liberty, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Liberty, TX 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.

$53,833

Median Household Income

± $23,382

2.88k

Number of Households

± 559

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.88k households in Liberty, TX grew to $53,833 from the previous year's value of $52,341.

The following chart displays the households in Liberty, TX 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 $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Liberty, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.8%)
Carpooled (21.1%)
Worked At Home (6.3%)

In 2024, 71.8% of workers in Liberty, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21.1%) and those who worked at home (6.3%).

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

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Liberty, TX have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.368% of the workforce in Liberty, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Liberty, TX (2.04k out of 8.09k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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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